Halls Sugar Free Cough Drops
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible22.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Great$1.9M$1.9M/yr · 1.1M searches
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad4,706.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad$7.33avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-19.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Bad$4.34–$15.18cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Is halls sugar free cough drops profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, halls sugar free cough drops is a $1.9M/yr Amazon United States market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
halls sugar free cough drops market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 300K–400K
- avg 15,000–20,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $2.2M–$2.9M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 22.4%
- Avg BSR
- #78
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 92 months
- Avg seller age
- 139 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
82
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Ricola38%
- Amazon Basic Care28%
- HALLS27%
- Luden's6%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
halls sugar free cough drops demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top halls sugar free cough drops search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- sugar free cough drops283K/yr
- cough drops sugar free170K/yr
- ricola cough drops sugar free185K/yr
- halls sugar free cough drops145K/yr
- sugar free cough drops for adults66K/yr
- ricola sugar free44K/yr
- ricola lemon mint sugar free20K/yr
- cough drops for adults sugar free23K/yr
- halls sugar free21K/yr
- halls cough drops sugar free21K/yr
Top halls sugar free cough drops products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Basic Care Sugar Free Honey Lemon Cough Drops for Sore Throat Relief Soothes Cough 140 Count (Compare to Halls)
Amazon Basic Care$5.384.7★6,468 rev
Ricola Sugar Free Lemon Mint Herbal Throat Drops with Lemon Balm and Low Menthol for Everyday Voice Care - 105 Count - Herbal Throat Lozenges
Ricola$12.814.8★8,438 rev
HALLS Relief Honey Lemon Sugar Free Cough Drops Value Pack 180 Drops
HALLS$10.114.8★17,187 rev
Amazon Basic Care Sugar Free Menthol Cough Drops for Sore Throat Relief Diabetic-Friendly 140 Count
Amazon Basic Care$5.084.7★5,568 rev
Ricola Swiss Herb Sugar Free Cough Drops with Menthol - Cough and Sore Throat Relief - 45 Count - Herbal Throat Lozenges
Ricola$6.644.8★2,180 rev
Newest
by launch date
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Sugar Free Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 130 Count
Luden's$8.635,962 rev
Halls Minis Watermelon Flavor Sugar Free Cough Drops 48 Drops
HALLS$4.66797 rev
HALLS Minis Cherry Flavor Sugar Free Cough Drops 48 Drops
HALLS$4.34554 rev
Halls Relief Mountain Menthol Sugar Free Cough Drops Bulk Cough Drops 225 Drops
HALLS$15.181,549 rev
Ricola Swiss Herb Sugar Free Cough Drops with Menthol - Cough and Sore Throat Relief - 45 Count - Herbal Throat Lozenges
Ricola$6.642,180 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLudens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Sugar Free Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 130 Count
Luden's$8.634.8★
HALLS Relief Sugar Free Black Cherry Flavor Cough Drops Economy Pack 1 Bag (70 Total Drops)
HALLS$5.394.8★
HALLS Minis Cherry Flavor Sugar Free Cough Drops 48 Drops
HALLS$4.344.8★
HALLS Relief Honey Lemon Sugar Free Cough Drops Value Pack 180 Drops
HALLS$10.114.8★
Amazon Basic Care Sugar Free Menthol Cough Drops for Sore Throat Relief Diabetic-Friendly 140 Count
Amazon Basic Care$5.084.7★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about halls sugar free cough drops
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Best cough drops”
“No weird aftertaste”
“affordable price”
“The flavor is yummy”
“good quality with clear”
“The bag is nice size”
“Great flavors sugar free”
“As advertised”
“Very soothing”
“Did the trick without a doubt”
What buyers complain about
“Very mild in taste”
“making me cough”
“The flavor was too strong”
“Too small”
“Worst artificial sweetener”
“Price too high”
“Worst artificial sweetener”
“get quality not quanity”
“Extremely hard to open”
“Jimmie not what product stated misleading information”
Top return reasons
Common halls sugar free cough drops questions
- Is halls sugar free cough drops profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.9M/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the halls sugar free cough drops niche?
- 4 brands and 82 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in halls sugar free cough drops?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Cough Relief, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for halls sugar free cough drops peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the halls sugar free cough drops niche?
- Listings span $4.34–$15.18; the average listing price is $7.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,706 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.