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Thermacell Refills

Thermacell Refills shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 6Growth 78Conversion 88Competition 14Returns 100Price range 77Avg price 88Brand share 0Review moat 85Quality gap 52
This niche Category average

Is Thermacell Refills profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Thermacell Refills is a £25K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (12K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Thermacell Refills: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +67.7% over the last 90 days and 10.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£25K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr+67.7%12K
Conversion rate10.2%
Avg price£20.12

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 22
Top-5 product click share84%
Open market0%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 10 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews293

Top Thermacell Refills products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£8K£11K£15K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Thermacell92%
  • BOGCLEE5%
  • OsouYY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Thermacell Refills demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume12KCVR10.2%Products10Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate6.0%Rating4.4★Reviews293Avg BSR#439
900700Spike '26Prime Day '26JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Feb, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 30.0×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Thermacell Refills

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Value For Money29%

Well worth the money

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

does the job

Efficiency14%

Works well

Ease Of Cleaning7%

Its a cleaner so just wipe after zapping midges

Size-Overall7%

They fit in the Flextail very well

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Smell30%

It works, although it is not scent free

Pain Relief-Overall20%

GAVE ME A INSTANT HEADACHE AND FELT SICK AFTER A MINUTE IN OPEN AIR WITH THERMOCELL

Ingredients-Overall10%

NO LIST OF ACTiVE iNGREDiENTS

Value For Money10%

Bit pricey

Thermacell Refills return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

60%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
50%
2Compatibility-Overall
20%
3Quality-Overall
10%
4Breathability
10%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%

Common Thermacell Refills questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Thermacell Refills 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £25K/yr across 10 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +67.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Thermacell Refills on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–May–Jun–Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 30.0× the quietest.