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# **17816 filter for craftsman shop vac**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (14.7% search→purchase), but strong incumbent ratings (4.6★) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 25Growth 46Conversion 97Competition 37Returns 66Price range 92Avg price 92Brand share 60Review moat 59Quality gap 24
**Conversion**
**Incredible****14.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****$21.74**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$14.15–$38.49**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Good****2.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Good****69%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Good****1,150.78**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Okay****+17.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Okay****63%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****$103K**
$103K/yr · 32K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac is a $103K/yr Amazon United States market (32K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **17816 filter for craftsman shop vac market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$109K–$130K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **14.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#92**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **64 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **193 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**16 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**25%**
- Netezza41% - Gazeer9% - GANGOU7% - GIB cleaningtool6% - Dooniass6% - MZY LLC6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +17.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
700500Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/17816-filter-for-craftsman-shop-vac/trend)
## **Top 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac search terms**
- **17816 filter for craftsman shop vac**12K/yr+15.0%16.2% conv. - **craftsman shop vac filter 17816**6K/yr-6.9%13.3% conv. - **craftsman 17816 shop vac filter**2K/yr+124.3%7.8% conv. - **9-17816 filter for craftsman shop vac**3K/yr+22.9%17.0% conv. - **17816 filter**4K/yr+25.1%11.5% conv. - **17816**3K/yr+39.5%10.2% conv. - **craftsman 17816 replacement filter**2K/yr-61.0%22.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/17816-filter-for-craftsman-shop-vac/search-terms)
## **Top 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac 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%$10K20%$21K30%$31K40%$41K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Netezza 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac 17816 9-17816 17816 vacuum filter fit 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner 2pack**Netezza**$19.99**4.5★2,442 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D98F5C8D) [2**Netezza 17816 Replacement Filter for Craftsman 17816 9-17816 Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner Compatible With 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner 1 pack**Netezza**$14.15**4.5★2,442 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0894CTHV3) [3**Gazeer 2 Pack Red Stripe Cartridge Filter Compatible with Craftsman 17816 9-17816 Wet Dry Vac fit 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner**Gazeer**$21.04**4.6★1,301 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R3JDM5D) [4**2 Pack - Cartridge Filter for Craftsman 9-17816 17816 Vacuum Filter General Purpose Wet Dry Air Filter Wet Dry Vac fit 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner**GANGOU**$19.10**4.8★105 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM3YR43T) [5**17816 Filter for Craftsman Shop Vac Filters 9-17816 Replacement for Craftsman Vacuum Filters Wet Dry Vac Filter fit 5/6/8/12/16 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner 2 Pack**GIB cleaningtool**$22.64**4.6★1,889 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BGWRFDF)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Replacement Filter for Craftsman Shop Vac 17816 Wet Dry Vac 2 Pack**Kaulolado**$21.89**14 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXZSW8VR) [**2 Pack 9-17816 Replacement Filter Compatible with Craftsman 9-17816**Zeekech**$19.91**31 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXFBNBZ5) [**LVJUSEN 9 17816 Replacement Filter Fits Most Craftsman Shop Vacuum 5 Gal 1992+ 6 Gallon& 1988+ 8 12 16 32 Gallon Replaces Red Stripe Cartridge for Craftsman Wet Dry Vac with 4x Foam Sleeve**LVJUSEN**$38.49**39 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNVNRXSR) [**2 Pack - Cartridge Filter for Craftsman 9-17816 17816 Vacuum Filter General Purpose Wet Dry Air Filter Wet Dry Vac fit 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner**GANGOU**$19.10**105 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM3YR43T) [**Dooniass 1 Pack Replacement Cartridge Filter Compatible with Craftsman 17816 9-17816 Wet Dry Vac fit 5/6/8/12/16/32 Gallon & Larger Vacuum Cleaner**Dooniass**$14.83**168 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNX5NT8Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Replacement Filter for Craftsman Shop Vac 17816 Wet Dry Vac 2 Pack**Kaulolado**$21.89**4.9★**▲ 265%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXZSW8VR) [**2 Pack 9-17816 Replacement Filter Compatible with Craftsman 9-17816**Zeekech**$19.91**4.6★**▲ 263%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXFBNBZ5) [**17816 Filter for Craftsman Shop Vac Red Stripe Cartridge Filter Compatible with Craftsman 9-17816 Wet Dry Vac fit 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner 2 Pack**Laukowind**$21.64**4.8★**▲ 145%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHGXSTVW) [**17816 9-17816 Red Stripe Vacuum Cartridge Filter Compatible Craftsman Shop Vac Wet/Dry Vacuum Models 5 6 8 12 and 16 32 Gal. Vacuums produced since 1988 8.5 Inches- White/Red**FilledwithLove**$16.91**4.5★**▲ 106%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KPDDN5Y) [**Netezza 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac 17816 9-17816 17816 vacuum filter fit 5 Gallon and Larger Vacuum Cleaner 2pack**Netezza**$19.99**4.5★**▲ 60%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D98F5C8D)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**47%
*“Excellent fit”*
**Filtration**12%
*“Easy to use filter”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“Great Savings”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Good quality, and installed easily”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“As advertised”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“It really does work”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“It was compatible”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“Great price and easy to use”*
**Assembly/Installation**1%
*“Easily installed”*
**Strength**1%
*“Holding up well”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**51%
*“Too small”*
**Filtration**13%
*“No one has the filters”*
**Compatibility-Overall**8%
*“Not compatible”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“False advertisement”*
**Material Quality**1%
*“PLASTIC ENDS FALL OFF”*
**Add-Ons/Attachments**1%
*“The attachment piece is different from the standard”*
**Quality-Overall**1%
*“GARBAGE”*
**Thickness**1%
*“The gasket seems a bit thick so the retaining nut is difficult to attach”*
**Product Condition**1%
*“It also looked like it may have been tried on before”*
**Flexibility**1%
*“Also, unlike the Craftman filters flexible end. where it attaches to the shopvac., this is made from rigid plastic”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**72%
**Compatibility-Overall**14%
**Filtration**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
**Functionality-Overall**0%
**Defective Material/Parts**0%
**Value For Money**0%
**Add-Ons/Attachments**0%
**Wet Cleaning**0%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $103K/yr across 18 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac niche?**
- 16 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Filtration, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 2.4%.
- **When does demand for 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 17816 filter for craftsman shop vac niche?**
- Listings span $14.15–$38.49; the average listing price is $21.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,151 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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