abs filament
Skip itA small market ($45K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good635.52avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good£7.41–£32.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Good£13.41avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-11.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£45K£45K/yr · 59K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, abs filament is a £45K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (59K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
abs filament market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £40K–£54K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.7%
- Avg BSR
- #162
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 70%
- Out of stock
- 18.9%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 263 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
12%
- SUNLU38%
- Creality21%
- ELEGOO11%
- eSUN7%
- Amazon Basics6%
- GEEETECH4%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 34 weeks — -11.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Top abs 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm High Strength 3D Printer Filament High Temperature Resistance 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 1KG Spool abs Black
SUNLU£10.694.4★2,381 rev
Creality ABS Filament 1.75 mm Official 3D Printer Filament ABS No-Tangling Strong Bonding and Overhang Performance Dimensional Accuracy +/-0.03mm 1kg(2.2lbs)/Spool (Black)
Creality£12.374.5★256 rev
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm High Toughness & Impact Resistance 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/-0.03mm Heat Resistant 3D Printing Filament 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) Black ABS Filament
SUNLU£11.954.4★62 rev
ELEGOO ABS Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG Heat Resistant 3D Printer Filament High Toughness & Impact Resistance 1kg spooll(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM Printer
ELEGOO£13.464.7★196 rev
Creality CR-ABS 3D Filament 1.75mm High Toughness Engineering Grade Low Odor Stable Dimension Wear & Impact Resistant FDM Compatible (Black White)
Creality£20.364.5★492 rev
Newest
by launch dateCreality CR-ABS 3D Filament 1.75mm High Toughness Engineering Grade Low Odor Stable Dimension Wear & Impact Resistant FDM Compatible (Black White)
Creality£20.36492 rev
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm High Strength 3D Printer Filament High Temperature Resistance 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 1KG Spool abs Black
SUNLU£10.692,381 rev
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm High Strength 3D Printer Filament High Temperature Resistance 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 1KG Spool abs Green
SUNLU£10.442,381 rev
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm High Strength 3D Printer Filament High Temperature Resistance 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 1KG Spool abs White
SUNLU£10.732,381 rev
YUANEANG ABS 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) 1.75 mm Fit for Most 3D Printers Red
YUANEANG£8.162 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
JAYO ABS 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 1KG Black
JAYO£10.364.4★
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm High Strength 3D Printer Filament High Temperature Resistance 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 1KG Spool abs Green
SUNLU£10.444.4★
Creality CR-ABS 3D Filament 1.75mm High Toughness Engineering Grade Low Odor Stable Dimension Wear & Impact Resistant FDM Compatible (Black White)
Creality£20.364.5★
SUNLU ABS Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Bundle Strong and Durable Excellent Toughness Individually Vacuum Packed 4kg in Total 1kg per Spool Pack of 4 Black+White+Grey+Transparent
SUNLU£32.294.4★
YUANEANG ABS 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) 1.75 mm Fit for Most 3D Printers Green
YUANEANG£8.245.0★
What buyers say about abs filament
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“easy to print with”
“Perfectly fine ABS filament that has become my workhorse ABS filament for most things”
“Great priced bundle”
“it'll work fine”
“Great ABS with a little setup”
“Strong smell”
“the color was what I needed”
“sticks to the bed flawlessly”
“All my other filaments work fine so it isn't a problem with my cfs its just”
“fit perfectly - right first time”
What buyers complain about
“has terrible layer adhesion”
“destroys print constantly”
“Junk”
“Brittle and useless”
“This stuff doesnt want to absorb moisture”
“its so weak”
“it's immaterial if its a reusable spool”
“Doesn't work with creality cfs”
“Didn't seem to bind”
“it broke my printers nozzle”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is abs filament profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £45K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the abs filament niche?
- 12 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in abs filament?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Print Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
- What does it cost to enter the abs filament niche?
- Listings span £7.41–£32.29; the average listing price is £13.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 636 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.