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title: "Empty Capsules Size 5 — $92K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **empty capsules size 5**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 23Growth 22Conversion 96Competition 24Returns 98Price range 36Avg price 30Brand share 3Review moat 44Quality gap 38
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,051.28**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****$5.82–$20.13**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Okay****$9.58**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****71%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****$92K**
$92K/yr · 74K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-6.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****99%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, empty capsules size 5 is a $92K/yr Amazon United States market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **empty capsules size 5 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **8K–10K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$77K–$96K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,996**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **94%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **63 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **186 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**6 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**7**
**Top-5 brand share**
**99%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- XPRS Nutra68% - ATLEMISME15% - EaccoViigr9% - wananfu5% - Capsuline2% - Angtai JN1%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 17 weeks — -6.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/empty-capsules-size-5/trend)
## **Top empty capsules size 5 search terms**
- **empty capsules size 5**11K/yr-24.2%8.0% conv. - **empty capsules size 4**7K/yr+9.8%9.3% conv. - **size 4 capsules**4K/yr+24.2%10.7% conv. - **gelatin capsules size 4**4K/yr+37.1%14.7% conv. - **size 5 capsules**4K/yr+22.2%8.3% conv. - **small capsules**3K/yr+27.8%5.2% conv. - **empty pill capsules size 5**5K/yr-23.8%11.7% conv. - **gelatin capsules size 5**4K/yr-28.7%13.7% conv. - **small capsules empty**5K/yr-15.9%5.3% conv. - **small empty capsules**3K/yr+6.6%5.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/empty-capsules-size-5/search-terms)
## **Top empty capsules size 5 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%10%$9K20%$18K30%$27K40%$37K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**XPRS Nutra Size 5 Empty Capsules - 100 Count Clear Very Small Empty Gelatin Capsules - Pills DIY Capsule Filling - Fillable Pill Gel Caps for Do-It-Yourself Vitamin Supplements**XPRS Nutra**$9.87**4.5★3,073 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0868XLPKN) [2**XPRS Nutra Size 4 Empty Capsules - 100 Count Small Clear Empty Gelatin Capsules - Pills DIY Capsule Filling - Fillable Pure Bovine Pill Gel Caps for Do-It-Yourself Supplements**XPRS Nutra**$6.99**4.6★2,252 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BI86M3G) [3**XPRS Nutra Size 4 Empty Capsules - 100 Count Small Clear Empty Vegan Capsules- Vegetarian Pills - DIY Vegetable Capsule Filling - Fillable Do-It-Yourself Caps for Supplements**XPRS Nutra**$7.05**4.5★2,256 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X9CK5N6) [4**Empty Gelatin Capsules Size 5 - (100 Count) Very Small Empty Capsules Ideal for DIY Filling - Gel Caps**ATLEMISME**$8.77**4.5★437 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJ8PKTHP) [5**XPRS Nutra Size 4 Empty Capsules - 500 Count Small Clear Empty Gelatin Capsules - Pills DIY Capsule Filling - Fillable Pure Bovine Pill Gel Caps for Do-It-Yourself Supplements**XPRS Nutra**$10.08**4.6★2,252 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08378JLW9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**wananfu Size 5 Empty Capsules Gelatin (100 Count) Bundle with Capsule Tweezer and Micro Lab Spoon Clear Fillable Gel Pill Capsules Size 5 for Making Your Own Supplements**wananfu**$9.50**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWDK3QYV) [**Size 4 Empty Capsules - 170 Count Clear Empty Pill Capsules Size 4 with Capsule Filling Kit Fillable Vegan Vegetarian Capsule Empty for Vitamins Easy for DIY Supplements**EaccoViigr**$7.94**27 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMS169B4) [**EaccoViigr Size 5 Gelatin Empty Capsules - 100 Count Clear Empty Pill Capsules Fillable Empty Gel Capsule for Homemade Vitamins & Powders Easy for DIY Supplements**EaccoViigr**$7.27**21 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC3HVW45) [**EaccoViigr Size 4 Gelatin Empty Capsules - 100 Count Clear Empty Pill Capsules Fillable Empty Gel Capsule for Homemade Vitamins & Powders Easy for DIY Supplements**EaccoViigr**$5.82**11 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD7LSSSW) [**Angtai JN Empty Gelatin Capsules Size 5 - (100 Count) Very Small Empty Capsules Ideal for DIY Filling - Fillable Pill Gel Caps with 2 Filling Spoons for Capsule**Angtai JN**$8.68**99 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5Q5ZXBY)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**wananfu Size 5 Empty Capsules Gelatin (100 Count) Bundle with Capsule Tweezer and Micro Lab Spoon Clear Fillable Gel Pill Capsules Size 5 for Making Your Own Supplements**wananfu**$9.50**0.0★**▲ 290%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWDK3QYV) [**EaccoViigr Size 4 Gelatin Empty Capsules - 100 Count Clear Empty Pill Capsules Fillable Empty Gel Capsule for Homemade Vitamins & Powders Easy for DIY Supplements**EaccoViigr**$5.82**4.8★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD7LSSSW) [**XPRS Nutra Size 5 Empty Capsules - 500 Count Very Small Clear Empty Gelatin Capsules - Pills DIY Capsule Filling - Fillable Pill Gel Caps for Do-It-Yourself Vitamin Supplements**XPRS Nutra**$16.05**4.5★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0868X9MQ9) [**EaccoViigr Size 5 Gelatin Empty Capsules - 100 Count Clear Empty Pill Capsules Fillable Empty Gel Capsule for Homemade Vitamins & Powders Easy for DIY Supplements**EaccoViigr**$7.27**4.4★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC3HVW45) [**XPRS Nutra Size 0 Empty Capsules - 100 Clear Count Empty Vegan Capsules - Vegetarian Pill - DIY Vegetable Capsule Filling -Veggie Pills for Do-It-Yourself Supplements**XPRS Nutra**$6.95**4.6★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X6KT8LC)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about empty capsules size 5**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**15%
*“Good fit”*
**Ease Of Use**12%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“Exactly as advertised”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Worth it”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Capsule itself is nice, well made, and goes together easily”*
**Dosage**7%
*“These are great for dividing my cats 1 mg medication capsules into 2 half doses”*
**Efficiency**7%
*“Effective”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**4%
*“the cats swallow these without much fuss - for me this works much better than pill pockets or trying to hide the medication in any other food”*
**Taste-Overall**3%
*“without any bad taste for him”*
**Bitter**3%
*“Great for giving a pet a bitter pill”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**35%
*“They are too wide to fit these tiny capsules”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“It wasn't easy”*
**Taste-Overall**7%
*“It is tasteless so she eats it”*
**Dosage**6%
*“Probably cant hold more than 50 mg of meds”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Unfortunately, the quality of the most recent bag I received has noticeably declined and has been frustrating to work with”*
**Leak-Proof**2%
*“You cannot make them ahead of time because they will leak”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Don't believe the size ratings in the documentation”*
**Bitter**2%
*“The medication prescribed is very bitter and even worse, has to be cut in half”*
**Thickness**2%
*“These are SO brittle and thin, that I would lose almost 50% of my orders just by GENTLY attempting to place the tops on them”*
**Smell**2%
*“No could odor or taste”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**87%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Quality-Overall**1%
**Dosage**1%
**Leak-Proof**1%
**Ease Of Use**1%
**Product Condition**1%
**Taste-Overall**1%
**Flatness**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is empty capsules size 5 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $92K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- **How competitive is the empty capsules size 5 niche?**
- 6 brands and 7 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in empty capsules size 5?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- **What does it cost to enter the empty capsules size 5 niche?**
- Listings span $5.82–$20.13; the average listing price is $9.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,051 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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