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1234yf Refrigerant

1234yf Refrigerant clears our launch bar: a $1.2M/yr market growing +167.8% this quarter with returns at 2.1%.

Flapen Score

70
Launch it

Top 1% of 7,287 Automotive niches · +21 vs the category median of 49

Market size 81Growth 97Conversion 24Competition 64Returns 72Price range 53Avg price 87Brand share 43Review moat 89Quality gap 86
This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is 1234yf Refrigerant profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1234yf Refrigerant is a $1.2M/yr Amazon United States market (947K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Launch it — 70/100.

1234yf Refrigerant: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Yes. Search demand moved +167.8% over the last 90 days and 1.9% of searches end in a purchase.

$1.2M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+167.8%947K
Conversion rate1.9%
Avg price$66.32

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 39
Top-5 product click share47%
Open market21%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 27 products

Sponsored placement67%
New entrants (1y)8· 8 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews223

Top 1234yf Refrigerant 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 take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$61K$121K$182K$242K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

16%

  • ZeroR50%
  • ENVIRO-SAFE12%
  • Honeywell7%
  • A/C Pro5%
  • Generic5%
  • National Refrigerants5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 16%)

1234yf Refrigerant demand & seasonality

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

Volume947KCVR1.9%Products27Brands14Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate1.5%Rating4.1★Reviews223Avg BSR#53
50K30KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.2×

Top 1234yf Refrigerant search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • r1234yf refrigerant250K/yr
  • 1234yf refrigerant184K/yr
  • 1234yf refrigerant kit44K/yr
  • r1234yf72K/yr
  • r-1234yf refrigerant71K/yr
  • freon 1234yf refrigerant56K/yr
  • r1234yf refrigerant recharge kit57K/yr
  • r-1234yf41K/yr
  • 1234yf34K/yr
  • r-1234yf recharge kit16K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1234yf Refrigerant

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Value For Money27%

Best price

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

Works as advertised

Quality-Overall12%

Great kit

Coolant7%

Excellent refrigerant

Efficiency7%

Works well

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Advertised Vs Actual Product15%

To me, this is false advertising

Value For Money12%

This product is not worth the price

Size-Overall10%

Large cans,

Quality-Overall9%

raises concerns about quality control

Leak-Proof9%

I really need to find the leak

1234yf Refrigerant return rate & reasons

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

2.1%

Return rate

37%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
21%
2Compatibility-Overall
17%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
10%
4Functionality-Overall
9%
5Defective Material/Parts
6%

Common 1234yf Refrigerant questions

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

Flapen scores 1234yf Refrigerant 70/100 on Amazon United States — Launch it. The niche generates $1.2M/yr across 27 tracked products. 8 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +167.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 1234yf Refrigerant on Amazon United States peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 13.2× the quietest.