herbicide
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Incredible+169.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Great$70.27avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good6.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good$20.34–$152.46cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$470K$470K/yr · 106K searches
Review moat
Good1,176.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, herbicide is a $470K/yr Amazon United States market (106K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
herbicide market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $422K–$562K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.3%
- Avg BSR
- #301
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 42%
- Sponsored
- 0%
- Out of stock
- 1.2%
- Avg brand age
- 111 months
- Avg seller age
- 138 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Tenkoz36%
- Southern Ag30%
- Winfield Solutions14%
- Crossbow14%
- TENKOZ6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +169.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 19.0×
Top herbicide search terms
- crossbow herbicide66K/yr
- crossbow weed killer22K/yr
- cross bow herbicide3K/yr
- cross bow weed killer concentrate2K/yr
- crossbow weed killer concentrate5K/yr
- crossbow herbicide concentrate4K/yr
- crossroad herbicide brush killer3K/yr
Top herbicide 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 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Crossbow Herbicide Brush Killer 1 Gallon
Tenkoz$66.234.5★335 rev
Winfield Solutions Crossbow Herbicide 1 Quart Selective Weed Killer for Woody Plants and Brush
Winfield Solutions$29.764.4★45 rev
Crossbow Herbicide (2.5 Gallon)
Crossbow$152.464.8★110 rev
Southern Ag Crossbow Specialty Herbicide Low Volatile Weed & Brush Herbicide 128oz - Gallon
Southern Ag$91.544.7★821 rev
Southern Ag 100520254 Crossbow Specialty Herbicide 1 Gallon
Southern Ag$87.244.9★34 rev
Newest
by launch dateSouthern Ag 100520254 Crossbow Specialty Herbicide 1 Gallon
Southern Ag$87.2434 rev
Crossbow Herbicide Concentrate 2 4-D + Triclopyr 1 Gallon Brush & Weed Killer
TENKOZ$77.3410 rev
Crossbow Herbicide Brush Killer 1 Gallon
Tenkoz$66.23335 rev
Crossbow Herbicide Concentrate 2 4-D + Triclopyr 2.5 Gallons Brush & Weed Killer
TENKOZ$149.3510 rev
Winfield Solutions Crossbow Herbicide 1 Quart Selective Weed Killer for Woody Plants and Brush
Winfield Solutions$29.7645 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWinfield Solutions Crossbow Herbicide 1 Quart Selective Weed Killer for Woody Plants and Brush
Winfield Solutions$29.764.4★
Crossbow Herbicide Concentrate 2 4-D + Triclopyr 1 Gallon Brush & Weed Killer
TENKOZ$77.344.5★
Southern Ag Amine 2 4-D WEED KILLER 32oz - Quart
Southern Ag$21.384.4★
Crossbow Herbicide (2.5 Gallon)
Crossbow$152.464.8★
Crossbow Herbicide Brush Killer 1 Gallon
Tenkoz$66.234.5★
What buyers say about herbicide
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“This has helped control the henbit in our yard”
“Good product if Amazon would deliver it”
“Great for Wild Violets, Chickweed and Dandelions”
“Very easy to use”
“It's incredibly affordable over the long term”
“Effective”
“Crossbow kills and has that great chemical smell that let's you know that your effort isn't being wasted”
“Followed instructions”
“It was easy to mix into my 4 gallon backpack sprayer”
“It works”
What buyers complain about
“Creeping Charlie”
“It does not do a thing”
“Directions were not very clear”
“Kills everything including your grass”
“had died”
“Takes about two weeks for larger shrubs to dry and turn brown”
“it kills everything that absorbs it”
“first application barely turned it yellow”
“It is expensive”
“Definitely not how they advertise is shown here”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is herbicide profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $470K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +169.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the herbicide niche?
- 5 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in herbicide?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Pest/Insect Control, Functionality-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for herbicide peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 19.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the herbicide niche?
- Listings span $20.34–$152.46; the average listing price is $70.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,177 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.