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title: "haf-qin refrigerator water filter — $2.8M/yr Amazon United States Niche, Score 54/100 - Flapen"
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# **haf-qin refrigerator water filter**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (16.2% search→purchase), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 85% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 96Growth 40Conversion 98Competition 13Returns 87Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 14Review moat 17Quality gap 19
**Conversion**
**Incredible****16.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Incredible****$2.8M**
$2.8M/yr · 451K searches
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$37.92**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$24.46–$89.02**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Great****1.4%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Okay****+11.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****18,592.4**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Competition**
**Bad****85%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, haf-qin refrigerator water filter is a $2.8M/yr Amazon United States market (451K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **80K–100K**
- avg 8,000–10,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$3.0M–$3.8M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **—**
- 1 of 1 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **16.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#41**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **90%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **56 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition**
The top 5 products capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**7 **—flat
**Sellers**
**33**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**85%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**2%**
- Samsung51% - Waterspecialist17% - Crystala Filters11% - PUREPLUS10% - Waterdrop6% - ICEPURE4% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/haf-qin-refrigerator-water-filter/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$276K20%$553K30%$829K40%$1.1M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Samsung HAF-QIN/EXP Genuine Refrigerator Water Filter Reduces 99% of Harmful Contaminants for Clean Clear Drinking Water 6-Month Life Easy Install Pack of 1**Samsung**$35.41**4.7★42,702 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071NFVVNG) [2**Samsung HAF-QIN-2P/EXP Genuine Refrigerator Water Filter Reduces 99% of Harmful Contaminants for Clean Clear Drinking Water 6-Month Life Easy Install Pack of 2**Samsung**$56.28**4.7★42,702 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HR7L313) [3**Waterspecialist WS645A Refrigerator Water Filter Replacement for Samsung DA97-17376B HAF-QIN/EXP HAF-QIN RF28T5001SR DA97-08006C RS27T5200SR RF28R7351SG RF24R7201SR RF27T5201SR 3 Pack**Waterspecialist**$27.05**4.7★16,769 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KP6X4YK) [4**Crystala Filters Replacement for DA97-17376B Water Filter NSF 42 Compatible with Samsung HAF-QIN HAF-QIN/EXP DA97-08006C RF23M8070SG RF23M8070SR RF23M8090SG RF23M8570SR (3 Pack)**Crystala Filters**$24.46**4.6★7,806 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087BQ8ZFQ) [5**PUREPLUS DA97-17376B Replacement for Samsung HAF-QIN/EXP DA97-08006C RF28R7351SG RF28R7201SR RF28T5001SR RF23M8590SG RS27T5200SR RF24R7201SR RWF4200A Refrigerator Water Filter 3 Pack**PUREPLUS**$26.21**4.6★15,247 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WVT22CZ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Microfilter HAF-QIN/EXP DA97 Water Filter Replacement Compatible with DA97-17376B Carbon Block 99% Contaminant Reduction Fresh Water & Ice 24 Month Life 4 PACK**Microfilter**$89.02**150 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5J7BWRG) [**Samsung DA97-17376B Fridge Water Filter Model HAF-QIN/EXP**Samsung**$35.50**3,401 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DW3H4JN) [**Samsung HAF-QIN-2P/EXP Genuine Refrigerator Water Filter Reduces 99% of Harmful Contaminants for Clean Clear Drinking Water 6-Month Life Easy Install Pack of 2**Samsung**$56.28**42,702 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HR7L313) [**PUREPLUS DA97-17376B Replacement for Samsung HAF-QIN/EXP DA97-08006C RF28R7351SG RF28R7201SR RF28T5001SR RF23M8590SG RS27T5200SR RF24R7201SR RWF4200A Refrigerator Water Filter 3 Pack**PUREPLUS**$26.21**15,247 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WVT22CZ) [**ICEPURE DA97-17376B Replacement for Samsung HAF-QIN/EXP RS27T5200SR WS645A RS22T5201SR RF28R7201SR RF32CG5400SR RF27CG5400SR RF29BB8600QL RF32CG5300SR RF29BB8600QL Refrigerator Water Filter 3PACK**ICEPURE**$24.85**8,034 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QS22G94)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Microfilter HAF-QIN/EXP DA97 Water Filter Replacement Compatible with DA97-17376B Carbon Block 99% Contaminant Reduction Fresh Water & Ice 24 Month Life 4 PACK**Microfilter**$89.02**4.8★**▲ 267%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5J7BWRG) [**PUREPLUS DA97-17376B Replacement for Samsung HAF-QIN/EXP DA97-08006C RF28R7351SG RF28R7201SR RF28T5001SR RF23M8590SG RS27T5200SR RF24R7201SR RWF4200A Refrigerator Water Filter 3 Pack**PUREPLUS**$26.21**4.6★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WVT22CZ) [**Samsung HAF-QIN-2P/EXP Genuine Refrigerator Water Filter Reduces 99% of Harmful Contaminants for Clean Clear Drinking Water 6-Month Life Easy Install Pack of 2**Samsung**$56.28**4.7★**— 8%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HR7L313) [**Crystala Filters Replacement for DA97-17376B Water Filter NSF 42 Compatible with Samsung HAF-QIN HAF-QIN/EXP DA97-08006C RF23M8070SG RF23M8070SR RF23M8090SG RF23M8570SR (3 Pack)**Crystala Filters**$24.46**4.6★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087BQ8ZFQ) [**SAMSUNG Genuine Filter for Refrigerator Water and Ice Carbon Block Filtration for Clean Clear Drinking Water 6-Month Life HAF-CIN/EXP 1 Pack**Samsung**$35.14**4.7★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003N1ZSYG)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**22%
*“Direct Fit”*
**Value For Money**20%
*“Great Deal”*
**Filtration**19%
*“Filters work great”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Great price quality product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“As described”*
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
*“this was compatible”*
**Leak-Proof**2%
*“It doesnt leak”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy peasy”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“The Installation was quick”*
**Efficiency**1%
*“Works great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Filtration**30%
*“Doesnt filter”*
**Leak-Proof**11%
*“Leaked”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“Little smaller around”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Better price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“False advertisement”*
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
*“Not compatible”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“Did not work”*
**Certifications**3%
*“NOT SAMSUNG CERTIFIED”*
**Durability**3%
*“I broke down”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“A pain to install”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**45%
**Filtration**18%
**Compatibility-Overall**14%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Leak-Proof**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Functionality-Overall**3%
**Product Condition**2%
**Certifications**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is haf-qin refrigerator water filter profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $2.8M/yr across 10 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- **How competitive is the haf-qin refrigerator water filter niche?**
- 7 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 85% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in haf-qin refrigerator water filter?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Filtration, Leak-Proof, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.4%.
- **When does demand for haf-qin refrigerator water filter peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the haf-qin refrigerator water filter niche?**
- Listings span $24.46–$89.02; the average listing price is $37.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 18,592 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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