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police hat

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($20.98 avg), but soft demand (-3.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 31Growth 23Conversion 35Competition 83Returns 24Price range 78Avg price 90Brand share 80Review moat 47Quality gap 70

Avg price

Great$20.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great55%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great$8.36–$39.66

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay1,760.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.8%

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

Market size

Okay$142K

$142K/yr · 245K searches

Returns

Bad5.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-3.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, police hat is a $142K/yr Amazon United States market (245K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

police hat market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$210K–$262K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.8%
Avg BSR
#8,566
Page quality
0%
Prime
86%
Sponsored
70%
Out of stock
8.0%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

41%

  • 13FA23%
  • Speedy Pros12%
  • Rapid Dominance9%
  • Amscan6%
  • 13Fifty5%
  • Rothco4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.0×

Top police hat search terms

  • police hat119K/yr
  • cop hat33K/yr
  • police cap13K/yr
  • police hats for men13K/yr
  • police hats9K/yr
  • police hat costume13K/yr
  • police ball cap5K/yr
  • police baseball cap6K/yr
  • black police hat5K/yr
  • police officer hat6K/yr
All search terms

Top police hat 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.

0%4%$6K8%$11K12%$17K16%$23K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about police hat

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall28%

“Fits great”

Quality-Overall22%

“Good quality construction”

Comfort-Overall8%

“very comfortable”

Value For Money5%

“Definitely worth the price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“as described”

Design-Overall3%

“The design looks great”

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining2%

“It adjusts easily”

Material Quality2%

“The material feels durable”

Color2%

“I have many different colors”

Embellishment/Embroidery Quality2%

“Embroidery work tight and looks professional”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall35%

“Too small”

Quality-Overall14%

“Low quality”

Durability7%

“The only down fall was the glasses came all bent up”

Shape/Style6%

“Arrived with shape damaged”

Material Quality5%

“Cheaper material”

Print Quality3%

“crooked lettering”

Pain Relief-Overall3%

“Hurts my forehead”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Hard to clean”

Asymmetry3%

“This is not a symmetrical hat, looks weird”

Value For Money2%

“they looked like the were much more expensive than the kit cost”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall71%
Shape/Style4%
Material Quality3%
Quality-Overall3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Length2%
Color2%
Value For Money2%
Neck Fit1%
Stitch/Finish/Polish1%

Common questions

Is police hat profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $142K/yr across 43 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the police hat niche?
29 brands and 70 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in police hat?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 5.2% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for police hat peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 8.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the police hat niche?
Listings span $8.36–$39.66; the average listing price is $20.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,761 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.