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Black Pla

Black Pla shows searches that convert (18.0% search→purchase), but soft demand (-13.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 47Growth 18Conversion 99Competition 70Returns 98Price range 76Avg price 56Brand share 32Review moat 35Quality gap 35
This niche Category average

Is Black Pla profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Pla is a £252K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (111K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Black Pla: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -13.1% over the last 90 days and 18.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£252K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-13.1%111K
Conversion rate18.0%
Avg price£12.67

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 13
Top-5 product click share43%
Open market14%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 31 products

Sponsored placement97%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews2,970

Top Black Pla products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£15K£23K£30K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

3%

  • SUNLU25%
  • ELEGOO21%
  • Deeplee15%
  • eSUN13%
  • JAYO12%
  • 3DHoJor11%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)

Black Pla demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume111KCVR18.0%Products31Brands9Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews2,970Avg BSR#28
6K4KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Black Pla search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • black pla56K/yr
  • black pla filament15K/yr
  • black filament15K/yr
  • pla black14K/yr
  • black filament pla6K/yr
  • pla filament black5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Pla

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Print Quality20%

Good print

Quality-Overall20%

Good quality filament

Value For Money17%

great value for money

Material Quality9%

Excellent material

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

It does what it is supposed to do

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

poor quality control

Jamming/Clogging16%

Clogs printer

Print Quality12%

The print quality is extremely poor compared to other brands I have used

Adhesion/Stickiness9%

Adhesion issues

Rope/Wire Tangling6%

Tangles easily

Black Pla return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

20%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Print Quality
14%
2Functionality-Overall
12%
3Size-Overall
12%
4Quality-Overall
11%
5Adhesion/Stickiness
9%

Common Black Pla questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Pla 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £252K/yr across 31 tracked products. Search demand moved -13.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Pla on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.