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nylon filament

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A small market ($24K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 6Growth 16Conversion 20Competition 37Returns 97Price range 94Avg price 95Brand share 46Review moat 89Quality gap 50

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€35.44

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€13.98–€69.37

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Great220.88

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay78%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay63%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Bad1.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-17.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad€24K

€24K/yr · 41K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, nylon filament is a €24K/yr Amazon Germany market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

nylon filament market data

Units sold / yr
750–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€27K–€35K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.6%
Avg BSR
#294
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
71%
Out of stock
24.6%
Avg brand age
37 months
Avg seller age
259 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • Siraya Tech31%
  • SUNLU20%
  • ERYONE11%
  • eSUN8%
  • Inslogic8%
  • yxpolyer7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -17.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top nylon filament search terms

  • pa6 cf11K/yr
  • pps cf7K/yr
  • ppa cf5K/yr
  • pps filament5K/yr
  • pa cf filament3K/yr
  • pa cf3K/yr
  • pps cf filament3K/yr
  • ppa3K/yr
All search terms

Top nylon filament 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%€2K20%€5K30%€7K40%€9K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about nylon filament

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Druckqualität23%

“Habe das Material mit dem K1Max sehr gut drucken können”

Materialqualität14%

“Geniales Material”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“💪 Stabilität & technische Eigenschaften”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

“Super Preis/Leistung”

Stärke9%

“Solide”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit8%

“haftet optimal auf dem Druckbett.”

Gesamtgröße4%

“der Durchmesser stimmt”

Farbe2%

“Top Farbe und sehr gute Qualität”

Patrone/Tinte Qualität2%

“Filament druckt sehr gut und problemlos”

Flexibilität1%

“Für technische Anwendungen, bei denen Festigkeit wichtiger ist als Flexibilität, eine sehr gute Wahl”

What buyers complain about

Materialqualität13%

“Dieses Material ist brachial”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Teuer”

Verklemmen/Verstopfen8%

“hatte ständig Probleme mit Clogging und unsauberen Drucken”

Dicke8%

“an einigen Stellen kann man mit bloßem Auge sehen dass das Filament zu dünn ist,”

Feucht/Trocken8%

“Schade um die 12Std trockenzeit”

Trocknungszeit6%

“Müsste getrocknet werden”

Hartes Gefühl4%

“Da sehr brüchig”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt4%

“AMS / CFS etc nicht kompatibel”

Flexibilität4%

“Allerdings ist die Steifigkeit und Festigkeit nicht besonders hoch, obgleich viel besser als PLA alleine”

Funktionalität insgesamt4%

“Nur dieses hält nicht”

Top return reasons

Kompatibilität – insgesamt16%
Materialqualität15%
Funktionalität insgesamt14%
Druckqualität13%
Defekt Material/Teile6%
Produktzustand5%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%
Verklemmen/Verstopfen4%
Gesamtgröße4%
Haltbarkeit2%

Common questions

Is nylon filament profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €24K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the nylon filament niche?
11 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in nylon filament?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Materialqualität, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Verklemmen/Verstopfen. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the nylon filament niche?
Listings span €13.98–€69.37; the average listing price is €35.44 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 221 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.