dry ice
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($22.04 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$22.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Good$651K$651K/yr · 889K searches
Growth
Good+41.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Good$6.20–$141.93cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,321.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dry ice is a $651K/yr Amazon United States market (889K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dry ice market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $661K–$882K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.3%
- Avg BSR
- #295
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
18%
- LUNA ICE39%
- ICE OWL14%
- WORLD-BIO11%
- Tempk9%
- Praxair6%
- TarppedRock4%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 18%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +41.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top dry ice search terms
- dry ice489K/yr
- dry ice packs for shipping107K/yr
- dry ice packs for coolers66K/yr
- hielo seco45K/yr
- dry ice packs37K/yr
- ice packs for shipping27K/yr
- gel packs for shipping12K/yr
- shipping ice packs12K/yr
- dry ice same day delivery7K/yr
- cold packs for shipping11K/yr
Top dry ice 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.
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Dry Ice Packs for Shipping - Long Lasting ice Packs - 24+ Hour Freeze Power - BPA Free - 12 Pack Bulk 3 lb Hielo Seco - Reusable Gel Bricks for Food
LUNA ICE$10.204.2★3,790 rev
ICE OWL Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Double-Sided Absorption TUV and SGS Tests Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs 5 Sheets 14x8.7 for Coolers Lunch Bags 5x4 Cells
ICE OWL$15.184.3★279 rev
Shipping Cold Packs Dry Ice for Shipping Frozen Food Flexible Cold Ice Pack Sheets for Coolers Long Lasting Freezer Ice Packs 14 X 13 144Cells
WORLD-BIO$9.494.3★2,946 rev
Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Ice Bag Double-Sided Absorption Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs for Coolers Lunch Bags Freezer 20 Packs
Tempk$7.644.3★234 rev
Praxair Dry Ice Pellets (40 lb.)
Praxair$141.933.4★44 rev
Newest
by launch dateDry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Ice Bag Double-Sided Absorption Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs for Coolers Lunch Bags Freezer 20 Packs
Tempk$7.64234 rev
Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Ice Bag Double-Sided Absorption Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs for Coolers Lunch Bags Freezer 40packs
Tempk$8.84234 rev
ICE OWL Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Double-Sided Absorption TUV and SGS Tests Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs 5 Sheets 14x8.7 for Coolers Lunch Bags 5x4 Cells
ICE OWL$15.18279 rev
RAINFLOW 35 Pack Reusable Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Cold Ice Packs for Lunch Boxes Long Lasting Cold Pack for Coolers Lunch Freezer Pack for Drinks & Food
RAINFLOW$6.20172 rev
TarppedRock Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Frozen Food 10 Sheets Reusable Cold Ice Packs for Coolers Lunch Bag Flexible Long-Lasting Ice Blanket Sheets
TarppedRock$19.51316 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Ice Bag Double-Sided Absorption Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs for Coolers Lunch Bags Freezer 40packs
Tempk$8.844.3★
TarppedRock Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Frozen Food 10 Sheets Reusable Cold Ice Packs for Coolers Lunch Bag Flexible Long-Lasting Ice Blanket Sheets
TarppedRock$19.514.3★
ICE OWL Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Non-Stick for Food Double-Sided Absorption TUV and SGS Tests Long Lasting Shipping Cold Packs 5 Sheets 14x8.7 for Coolers Lunch Bags 5x4 Cells
ICE OWL$15.184.3★
RAINFLOW 35 Pack Reusable Dry Ice Packs for Shipping Cold Ice Packs for Lunch Boxes Long Lasting Cold Pack for Coolers Lunch Freezer Pack for Drinks & Food
RAINFLOW$6.204.3★
Dry Ice Packs for Shipping - Long Lasting ice Packs - 24+ Hour Freeze Power - BPA Free - 12 Pack Bulk 3 lb Hielo Seco - Reusable Gel Bricks for Food
LUNA ICE$10.204.2★
What buyers say about dry ice
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great product and nice vendor”
“Easy to use”
“Worked as advertised”
“Great affordable option”
“Its durable”
“they stayed cold”
“the size is just right”
“Doesn't leak”
“its holding very well”
“Very good product that can be reused more than once”
What buyers complain about
“Bigger than I thought”
“These busted after one use”
“A little misleading about calling it dry ice as it really isnt”
“Im honestly conflicted on rating this review”
“lacking cooling time”
“After 10 hour trip, they were still hard and cold”
“Fragile”
“They melt and leak the fluid everywhere”
“Did not freeze nice and flat”
“Overpriced and nothing like the photos”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dry ice profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $651K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +41.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the dry ice niche?
- 12 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dry ice?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 2.1%.
- When does demand for dry ice peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the dry ice niche?
- Listings span $6.20–$141.93; the average listing price is $22.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,321 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.