tar bars for cigarettes
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible19.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$21.79avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$6.61–$40.42cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+0.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad5,140.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$80K$80K/yr · 19K searches
Competition
Bad87%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tar bars for cigarettes is a $80K/yr Amazon United States market (19K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tar bars for cigarettes market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $65K–$87K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 19.8%
- Avg BSR
- #71
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 0%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 80 months
- Avg seller age
- 175 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- TarBar34%
- Arikit29%
- Tarbust29%
- TarTrap6%
- --2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — +0.6% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top tar bars for cigarettes search terms
- tar bars for cigarettes12K/yr
- tar bar3K/yr
- tarbar cigarette filter3K/yr
Top tar bars for cigarettes 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 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TarBar 8 Pack 32 Filters per Pack
Arikit$20.774.6★182 rev
Tarbust 300 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$10.234.4★13,168 rev
Tarbar Cigarette Filters (24 Packs of 30 Filters = 720 Filters) One Display
TarBar$40.424.6★686 rev
TarBar 5 Packs Cigarette Filters Compare with Nic Out Tarblock or Tarstop.
TarBar$13.304.5★418 rev
TarTrap 300-Pack Premium Cigarette Filters Superior Tar & Chemical Removal Fits Regular & King Size Cigarettes Disposable Cigarette Filter Tips Tar Bar Filters for Smokers
TarTrap$13.944.3★5,039 rev
Newest
by launch date
2 Set TarBar Cigarette Filters 10 Packs Compare with nic Out tarblock or tarstop
--$36.9711 rev
Tarbust 300 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$10.2313,168 rev
Tarbust 600 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$18.5113,168 rev
Tarbust 1200 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$35.3813,168 rev
TarTrap 300-Pack Premium Cigarette Filters Superior Tar & Chemical Removal Fits Regular & King Size Cigarettes Disposable Cigarette Filter Tips Tar Bar Filters for Smokers
TarTrap$13.945,039 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumTarbust 600 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$18.514.4★
TarBar 8 Pack 32 Filters per Pack
Arikit$20.774.6★
TarTrap 300-Pack Premium Cigarette Filters Superior Tar & Chemical Removal Fits Regular & King Size Cigarettes Disposable Cigarette Filter Tips Tar Bar Filters for Smokers
TarTrap$13.944.3★
Tarbust 1200 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$35.384.4★
Tarbust 300 Cigarette Filters that Remove Tar and Chemicals Reusable Filter Tips Tar Blockers Smart Filters for Cigarettes Tips Regular & King Size
Tarbust$10.234.4★
What buyers say about tar bars for cigarettes
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“are affordable”
“They are well made and food grade”
“These tips work great good for about six cigarettes per tip”
“Much easier on the lungs”
“They catch the tar i breath a little easier than I did before”
“Great Reusable Tar Blocker”
“the flavor of the cigarette stays surprisingly close to the original - just a bit cleaner”
“Cuts it down”
“Easy to use and they work”
“Feels good”
What buyers complain about
“Worst filters ever”
“Low quality”
“Does not change the taste of your cigarette”
“Hard to inhale”
“Have of the filters are clogged”
“I cant believe how much tar are these things catch”
“Can only use for 1 cigarette”
“Half the bag are broke”
“They dont attach to the cigarette”
“Anyhow, it is high time companies STOP being misleading in their advertising and their products”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tar bars for cigarettes profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $80K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +0.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the tar bars for cigarettes niche?
- 4 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tar bars for cigarettes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Filtration, Quality-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for tar bars for cigarettes peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tar bars for cigarettes niche?
- Listings span $6.61–$40.42; the average listing price is $21.79 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,141 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.