cough syrup
Skip itA small market ($0/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great320.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Okay$9.91avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad77%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-44.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$0$0/yr · 6K searches
Conversion
Bad0.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$4.29–$14.24cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon Singapore niche tracking, cough syrup is a $0/yr Amazon Singapore market (6K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 25/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cough syrup market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $7K–$10K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.0%
- Avg BSR
- #91
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 0%
- Out of stock
- 1.0%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 0 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
9
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- NIN JIOM27%
- Robitussin19%
- Cofen 10015%
- Prospan15%
- Mucolix9%
- Vicks8%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -44.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top cough syrup search terms
- cough syrup3K/yr
- cough3K/yr
- cough medicine526/yr
- robitussin cough397/yr
Top cough syrup 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.
All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Chesty Coughs Syrup 100ml
Robitussin$13.244.6★3 rev
Cofen 100 Cough mixture Guaifenesin Syrup USP for adults 100ml
Cofen 100$6.644.3★5 rev
Prospan Prospan Cough Syrup 100Ml
Prospan$12.064.8★6 rev
Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa Throat Syrup 300ml
NIN JIOM$8.714.7★2,201 rev
NIN JIOM Pei Pa Koa Cough Syrup Convenient Pack 10 Count
NIN JIOM$8.624.5★132 rev
Newest
by launch date
Mucolix Cough Syrup Kiwi Flavour (Dissolves Stubborn Phelgm And Relieves Wet Cough) 90Ml
Mucolix$11.464 rev
Chesty Coughs Syrup 100ml
Robitussin$13.243 rev
Prospan Prospan Cough Syrup 100Ml
Prospan$12.066 rev
Cofen 100 Cough mixture Guaifenesin Syrup USP for adults 100ml
Cofen 100$6.645 rev
Vicks VapoDrops +COUGH Honey Lemon Menthol lozenges 16ct
Vicks$4.29203 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNin Jiom Pei Pa Koa Throat Syrup 300ml
NIN JIOM$8.714.7★
Panadol Cough & Cold Paracetamol Fast & Effective Multi-Symptom Relief for Cold & Flu Cough Sore Throat 16 caplets
Panadol$14.244.8★
NIN JIOM Pei Pa Koa Cough Syrup Convenient Pack 10 Count
NIN JIOM$8.624.5★
Cofen 100 Cough mixture Guaifenesin Syrup USP for adults 100ml
Cofen 100$6.644.3★
Prospan Prospan Cough Syrup 100Ml
Prospan$12.064.8★
Common questions
- Is cough syrup profitable to sell on Amazon Singapore?
- The niche generates $0/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -44.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (25/100).
- How competitive is the cough syrup niche?
- 7 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- When does demand for cough syrup peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cough syrup niche?
- Listings span $4.29–$14.24; the average listing price is $9.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 321 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.