Is macis profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €54K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -44.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).

How competitive is the macis niche?

11 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in macis?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Kochanleitung, Verdünnt/wässrig. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for macis peak?

Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the macis niche?

Listings span €4.76–€18.85; the average listing price is €10.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 117 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

macis

Skip it

Soft demand (-44.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible15.0%

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

Review moat

Great117.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good73%

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

Competition

Okay64%

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

Avg price

Okay€10.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay€4.76–€18.85

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

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad€54K

€54K/yr · 35K searches

Growth

Bad-44.8%

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

Signals Low Review Barrier

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, macis is a €54K/yr Amazon Germany market (35K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

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

macis market data

Units sold / yr: 4K–5K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: €41K–€51K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 15.0%
Avg BSR: #1,719
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 57%
Sponsored: 64%
Out of stock: 4.8%
Avg brand age: 81 months
Avg seller age: 212 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

22%

Pfefferdieb21%
Uncle Spice18%
Hanse&Pepper Gewürzkontor13%
vom-Achterhof12%
Herrmann Gewürze9%
Naturix246%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -44.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.7×

Open Trend

Top macis search terms

macis8K/yr -42.2%10.0% conv.
muskatblüte9K/yr -38.9%8.8% conv.
macisblüte gemahlen5K/yr -41.9%12.3% conv.
muskatblüte gemahlen8K/yr -44.1%12.5% conv.
macis gemahlen5K/yr -66.7%11.5% conv.

All search terms

Top macis 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

UNCLE SPICE BIO Muskatblüten gemahlen 80g Fein gemahlener Bio Macis Aromatisches Gewürz für Süßspeisen Backen Currys & Gemüse Warm süßlich & würzig Naturrein & vegan DE ÖKO 005

Uncle Spice€9.394.8★24 rev

100g Muskatblüte gemahlen Macis Muskat Blüte Pulver Macisblüte Gewürz

Hanse&Pepper Gewürzkontor€9.984.7★73 rev

Muskatblüte Macis Blüte ganz Premium BIO-Qualität handverlesen 100g - Pfefferdieb

Pfefferdieb€14.044.9★155 rev

Macis Macisblüte Muskat-Blüte gemahlen 100 g natürlich vom-Achterhof

vom-Achterhof€12.584.8★169 rev

Muskatblüte gemahlen (Macisblüte) 50g

Herrmann Gewürze€4.764.6★140 rev

Newest

by launch date

Bremer Gewürzhandel Macis gemahlen Muskaltblüte zum Kochen 50g

Bremer-Gewürzhandel Genuss leben.€5.1362 rev

1y ago

Bremer Gewürzhandel Macis gemahlen Muskaltblüte zum Kochen 70g im Glas

Bremer-Gewürzhandel Genuss leben.€6.9962 rev

1y ago

100g Muskatblüte gemahlen Macis Muskat Blüte Pulver Macisblüte Gewürz

Hanse&Pepper Gewürzkontor€9.9873 rev

3y ago

UNCLE SPICE BIO Muskatblüten gemahlen 80g Fein gemahlener Bio Macis Aromatisches Gewürz für Süßspeisen Backen Currys & Gemüse Warm süßlich & würzig Naturrein & vegan DE ÖKO 005

Uncle Spice€9.3924 rev

3y ago

Muskatblüte gemahlen (Macisblüte) 50g

Herrmann Gewürze€4.76140 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about macis

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

What buyers love

Geschmack22%

“eleganter im Geschmack – ideal, wenn man eine subtile Würze statt intensiver Schärfe sucht.”

Qualität insgesamt20%

“Alles bestens, gute Qualität”

Geschmack insgesamt18%

“Schmeckt”

Geruch12%

“Sehr Intensiv im Aroma”

Würzigkeit6%

“Super Gewürz”

Gesundheitliche Vorteile – insgesamt3%

“Aber ist ja sehr ergiebig”

Frische3%

“Starke, frische ätherische Öle”

Süße2%

“leicht süß”

Ernährungs Gehalt2%

“auch hervorragend für viele andere Lebensmittel geeignet wie z. Bsp.”

Geschenk Zweck2%

“Kleine Geschenke erhalten die Freundschaft”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt25%

“Qualität etuG”

Kochanleitung13%

“die Fragen, was wir dieses Mal beim Kochen anders gemacht haben.”

Verdünnt/wässrig13%

“Durch den pulvrigen Zustand ist man versucht, zu viel in ein Gericht rein zu geben, also aufpassen bei der Dosierung, sonst wird es gleich mal zu intensiv”

Geruch6%

“Beim Öffnen der Praktischerweise wiederverschließbaren Tüte ist mir der intensive, leicht scharfe Geruch aufgefallen”