Is hormann garage door remote profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £48K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).

How competitive is the hormann garage door remote niche?

9 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in hormann garage door remote?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Functionality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 3.5%.

When does demand for hormann garage door remote peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the hormann garage door remote niche?

Listings span £6.99–£47.34; the average listing price is £21.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 702 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

hormann garage door remote

Skip it

A small market ($48K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great£21.48

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great£6.99–£47.34

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

Conversion

Great7.8%

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

Review moat

Good702

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay3.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Growth

Bad-3.2%

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

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£48K

£48K/yr · 29K searches

Signals Out of Stock

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hormann garage door remote is a £48K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (29K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hormann garage door remote market data

Units sold / yr: 2K–3K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £43K–£54K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 7.8%
Avg BSR: #428
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 93%
Sponsored: 57%
Out of stock: 39.8%
Avg brand age: 26 months
Avg seller age: 248 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Hörmann56%
tinshow14%
QIQIAZI7%
BEE&FLOWER6%
HYMOLKYE6%
YuliSpy5%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Open Trend

Top hormann garage door remote search terms

hormann garage door remote21K/yr -6.4%5.4% conv.
garador remote control5K/yr +0.4%5.2% conv.
hormann garage door opener3K/yr +25.5%1.5% conv.

All search terms

Top hormann garage door remote 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

Hörmann HSE 4 BS Hand Transmitter (868 MHz Frequency Garage Door Operator with Chrome Caps Batteries 28 x 70 x 14 mm Dimensions incl. Keyring) 4511561 Glossy Black

Hörmann£40.754.5★1,766 rev

Hörmann Hand Transmitter Pack of 1 Black 4511736

Hörmann£35.194.6★5,041 rev

868MHz Garage Door Remote for HORMANN HSE2-868 HSM4-868 HS4-868 HS1-868 HSM2-868 GARADOR Promatic Blue Button Garage Door Opener Universal Handheld Transmitter Replacement Fob Control

tinshow£6.993.8★68 rev

Garage Door Remote Replacement for HORMANN - Handheld Transmitter HSE2-868 HSM4-868 HS4-868 868MHz Blue Button Compatible with GARADOR Promatic Gate Opener Fob (2 Pcs)

BEE&FLOWER£11.853.8★8 rev

Garage Door Remote Control compatible with Hörmann HSE4-868 BS HS4-868-BS 868MHz 4 Button Hand Transmitter with Blue LED Keychain Fob

HYMOLKYE£15.655.0★1 rev

Newest

by launch date

Garage Door Remote Replacement for HORMANN - Handheld Transmitter HSE2-868 HSM4-868 HS4-868 868MHz Blue Button Compatible with GARADOR Promatic Gate Opener Fob (2 Pcs)

BEE&FLOWER£11.858 rev

4mo ago

Garage Door Remote Control compatible with Hörmann HSE4-868 BS HS4-868-BS 868MHz 4 Button Hand Transmitter with Blue LED Keychain Fob

HYMOLKYE£15.651 rev

6mo ago

868 MHz Garage Door Remote 2 PCS Garage Door Opener Remote Control 4 Channels Compatible with HSE-4-868-BS HSE2-868-BS HS4-868-BS HS1-868-BS HSS4-868-BS HSP4-868-BS Remote Control - White

LIDOUYA£14.9029 rev

9mo ago

868.3 MHz Garage Door Opener for Hörmann BS Hand Transmitter Replacement Hormann Remote Control Garage Door Compatible HSE-4-868-BS HSE2-868-BS HS4-868-BS HS1-868-BS HSS4-868-BS HSP4-868-BS

ZANPIERO£21.905 rev

11mo ago

2PCS Garage Door Opener Hand Transmitter Replacement for HSE2-868 HSM4-868 HS4-868 868MHz Blue Button Compatible with GARADOR Promatic Gate Opener Fob

QIQIAZI£12.1017 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about hormann garage door remote

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

What buyers love

Remote Control15%

“A good remote to buy”

Value For Money11%

“great value for money”

Assembly/Installation11%

“Easy to set up”

Compatibility-Overall9%

“Perfect pairing”

Quality-Overall8%

“Excellent Product”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%

“came with easy to follow instructions”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As described”

Battery Life4%

“These are great value for money since they come with a battery”

Efficiency4%

“Works well”

What buyers complain about

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting23%

“Instructions are utterly garbage”

Functionality-Overall17%

“Didn't work”

Value For Money10%

“just a bit expensive for what it is”

Compatibility-Overall10%

“would never have been compatible being a copy of the original”

Quality-Overall6%

“Its just badly made”

Connectivity-Overall6%

“I couldnt connect it”

Touch/Button Controls3%

“Buttons are not very responsive”

Mechanism Issues2%

“Fobs dont work”

Natural Resource Wastage2%

“Waste of time and money”

Assembly/Installation1%

“Not the easiest to setup”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall51%

Functionality-Overall21%

Connectivity-Overall6%

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%

Defective Material/Parts5%

Touch/Button Controls2%

Size-Overall2%

Software/Application1%

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

Color1%

Common questions

Is hormann garage door remote profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £48K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the hormann garage door remote niche?: 9 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hormann garage door remote?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Functionality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 3.5%.
When does demand for hormann garage door remote peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hormann garage door remote niche?: Listings span £6.99–£47.34; the average listing price is £21.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 702 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.