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harissa paste

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.63–$15.13) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 16Conversion 95Competition 27Returns 100Price range 1Avg price 18Brand share 48Review moat 80Quality gap 24

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.8%

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

Review moat

Great399.94

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay76%

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

Competition

Okay69%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad€6.60

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-18.7%

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

Market size

Bad€53K

€53K/yr · 63K searches

Price range

Bad€1.63–€15.13

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, harissa paste is a €53K/yr Amazon Germany market (63K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

harissa paste market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€53K–€66K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.8%
Avg BSR
#318
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
50%
Out of stock
4.4%
Avg brand age
73 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

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  • Fuchs22%
  • Kattus16%
  • Le Phare du Cap Bon8%
  • AL AMIER7%
  • Azafran5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -18.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top harissa paste search terms

  • harissa30K/yr
  • harissa paste29K/yr
  • harrissa-paste3K/yr
All search terms

Top harissa paste 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%10%€5K20%€11K30%€16K40%€21K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about harissa paste

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

What buyers love

Würzigkeit29%

“Chili”

Geschmack insgesamt22%

“Schmeckt super”

Geschmack15%

“Super Geschmack”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Super Produkt”

Mischung/Verhältnis6%

“Perfekte Gewürzmischung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Artikel hält was er verspricht”

Knusprigkeit3%

“Angenehme Schärfe”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Preis top”

Frische2%

“Hallo, ich bin auf diese Gewürzmischung durch eine Fernsehsendung gekommen habe es mehrmals angewendet dieses Produkt überzeugt durch frische und excelente Gewürz Zusammensetzung”

Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt2%

“Ein tolles Würzmittel”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis25%

“Nicht billig”

Geschmack insgesamt17%

“Mir schmeckt es nicht”

Würzigkeit13%

“Nur mäßig scharf, leider”

Hartes Gefühl13%

“sehr grobe Flocken für manche Sachen muss man es erst noch in die Mühle schmeißen.”

Geschmack4%

“geschmacklich bleibt es hinter der Version von Edeka und Rewe zurück.”

Salzgehalt4%

“schlimmer noch - viel zu salzig.”

Sauer4%

“Ist säuerlich und auch dunkler”

Mischung/Verhältnis4%

“Die Mischung hat keinen Charme”

Common questions

Is harissa paste profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €53K/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -18.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the harissa paste niche?
14 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in harissa paste?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Geschmack insgesamt, Würzigkeit. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the harissa paste niche?
Listings span €1.63–€15.13; the average listing price is €6.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 400 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.