black pla
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (18.0% search→purchase), but soft demand (-13.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible18.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great£7.35–£38.77cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good43%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Good£12.67avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay£252K£252K/yr · 111K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,969.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-13.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
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.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £317K–£380K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.0%
- Avg BSR
- #28
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 97%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 263 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.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%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top black pla search terms
- black pla56K/yr
- black pla filament15K/yr
- black filament15K/yr
- pla black14K/yr
- black filament pla6K/yr
- pla filament black5K/yr
Top black pla 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
eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Black
eSUN£8.354.3★9,723 rev
3D Printing Filament Basic PLA Filament 1.75mm 300mm/s 1kg Cardboard Spool Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm Fit Most 3D FDM Printer -Black
3DHoJor£7.774.2★2,179 rev
JAYO PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.1KG Black PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Neatly Wound Filament Fits Most FDM Printer.
JAYO£7.874.2★5,178 rev
SUNLU High Speed PLA Filament 1.75mm Up to 600mm/s Fast Printing 3D Printer Hyper Filament High Flow Speedy Neatly Wound Rapid HS-PLA Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Black
SUNLU£9.714.6★4,108 rev
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black
SUNLU£10.684.5★17,454 rev
Newest
by launch date
SUNLU PLA+ 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA Plus 3D Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound PLAPro Strong and Toughness Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1KG Spool (Black)
SUNLU£10.543,194 rev
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black
SUNLU£10.6817,454 rev
DEEPLEE PLA Plus 2.0 Filament Black 1KG 3D Printer Filaments Upgraded PLA+ 1.75mm Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
Deeplee£8.37188 rev
DEEPLEE PLA Basic 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Black 1kg
Deeplee£8.15167 rev
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£9.82646 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
JAYO Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1.1KG Black PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament Frosted Texture Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1.1kg Spool (2.4lbs) for Most FDM 3D Printers.
JAYO£8.304.4★
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Upgrade PLA+ 1.75mm Tougher and Stronger Neatly Wound Dimensional Accuracy +/-0.02mm 1KG Spool(2.2lbs) Black
SUNLU£10.454.6★
DEEPLEE Rapid PLA Plus Filament 1.75mm Black 1kg High Speed 3D Printer Filament Up to 600mm/s PLA+ 3D Printing Material Fits Most FDM 3D Printers
Deeplee£8.384.6★
ELEGOO Rapid PLA Plus Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG PLA+ 3D Printer Filament Up to 600 mm/s High Speed Printing Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs)
ELEGOO£10.504.6★
SUNLU PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Neatly Wound Black PLA 1KG Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
SUNLU£9.714.5★
What buyers say about black pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good print”
“Good quality filament”
“great value for money”
“Excellent material”
“It does what it is supposed to do”
“prints well enough for little projects”
“Colour looks great”
“Easy to use”
“Adhesion is really good as well”
“Does the job”
What buyers complain about
“poor quality control”
“Clogs printer”
“The print quality is extremely poor compared to other brands I have used”
“Adhesion issues”
“Tangles easily”
“this black material is beyond useless”
“isn't even CLOSE to fitting”
“Doesnt work straight out the box”
“yes its annoying to do it 2 or 3 times a print”
“very temperamental and stringy”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is black pla profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £252K/yr across 31 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -13.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the black pla niche?
- 9 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Jamming/Clogging, Print Quality. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for black pla peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black pla niche?
- Listings span £7.35–£38.77; the average listing price is £12.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,970 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.