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pastis

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($72K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 68Conversion 77Competition 20Returns 100Price range 80Avg price 92Brand share 22Review moat 81Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€21.88

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great389.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great€10.31–€35.99

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

Conversion

Great7.5%

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

Growth

Good+48.1%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad91%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad€72K

€72K/yr · 44K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, pastis is a €72K/yr Amazon Germany market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

pastis market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€66K–€88K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.5%
Avg BSR
#967
Page quality
0%
Prime
36%
Sponsored
29%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
94 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Ricard44%
  • DUVAL22%
  • Pastis 5111%
  • Pernod10%
  • Bordiga4%
  • Henri Bardouin3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 50 weeks — +48.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KBlack Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26

Top pastis search terms

  • pastis30K/yr
  • ricard7K/yr
  • pastis 514K/yr
  • pastis de marseille3K/yr
All search terms

Top pastis 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%€7K20%€14K30%€22K40%€29K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about pastis

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt64%

“Super lecker”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis19%

“Preis-Leistung super”

Geschmack8%

“hält jedoch Aroma und Geschmack.”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Wir sind mit der Qualität zufrieden”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Bedingt als Geschenk geeignet”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack33%

“Nicht jeder mag den Geschmack”

Common questions

Is pastis profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €72K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +48.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the pastis niche?
8 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pastis?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the pastis niche?
Listings span €10.31–€35.99; the average listing price is €21.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 389 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.