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drainagevlies

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 19Growth 89Conversion 60Competition 62Returns 99Price range 79Avg price 79Brand share 70Review moat 89Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Great+94.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Great213.03

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great€16.76

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€0.68–€71.55

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Good63%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Good48%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good5.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad€75K

€75K/yr · 87K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, drainagevlies is a €75K/yr Amazon Germany market (87K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

drainagevlies market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€67K–€84K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.2%
Avg BSR
#94
Page quality
0%
Prime
48%
Sponsored
97%
Out of stock
6.5%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

31%

  • DeRiTex18%
  • Florade15%
  • KRONLY14%
  • Doubleyou Geovlies & Baustoffe8%
  • Dehner8%
  • Windhager6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +94.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.4×

Top drainagevlies search terms

  • drainagevlies72K/yr
  • trennvlies7K/yr
  • trennvlies drainage4K/yr
  • filtervlies drainage4K/yr
All search terms

Top drainagevlies products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%€3K8%€6K12%€9K16%€12K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about drainagevlies

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt26%

“Top Qualität”

Gesamtgröße10%

“Passt”

Stärke8%

“Robust”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Erfüllt seinen Zweck”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit7%

“Eigentlich ziemlich einfach: kleines Stück Vlies -- Drainage-Schicht -- Vlies -- Erde mit Pflanzen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Günstig”

Materialqualität6%

“Das Material wirkt leicht”

Filterung4%

“Dieses Filtervlies ist die ideale Lösung für alle, die ihre Pflanzen vor Wurzelfäule schützen wollen”

Wasserbeständigkeit3%

“Wasser resistent”

Pflanzenwachstum3%

“Für Blumentöpfe und Kübel ist das Vlies eine praktische Trennschicht: lässt Wasser gut durch, hält Erde zurück, reißt beim Zuschneiden nicht so schnell”

What buyers complain about

Dicke20%

“Dünner Stoff”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Ungenügende Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“was mir nicht gefällt, ist der preis”

Wasserbeständigkeit8%

“oft zu wenig wasserdurchlässig”

Pflanzenwachstum6%

“Anfangs dachte ich echt es wäre super doch nach 3 Wochen wuchert mir Wiese und alles durch das Vlies”

Wasserfluss4%

“Kein Drainagevlies, Wasser fließt nicht ab”

Materialqualität3%

“Das Material ist dünn”

Verklemmen/Verstopfen3%

“Ich habe das Filtervlies vor allem für meine größeren Pflanztöpfe gekauft, weil ich immer wieder das Problem hatte, dass Erde die Drainagelöcher verstopft oder sich Staunässe bildet”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Zersetzt sich innerhalb von 1 Jahr”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Entspricht nicht den Fotos in der Beschreibung”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße39%
Dünn20%
Materialqualität10%
Dicke8%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Funktionalität insgesamt3%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%
Qualität insgesamt2%
Wasserbeständigkeit2%
Farbe2%

Common questions

Is drainagevlies profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €75K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +94.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (64/100).
How competitive is the drainagevlies niche?
15 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in drainagevlies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Dicke, Qualität insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for drainagevlies peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 6.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the drainagevlies niche?
Listings span €0.68–€71.55; the average listing price is €16.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 213 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.