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title: "Black Pla — £252K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **black pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (18.0% search→purchase), but soft demand (-13.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 47Growth 18Conversion 99Competition 70Returns 98Price range 76Avg price 56Brand share 32Review moat 35Quality gap 35
**Conversion**
**Incredible****18.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Great****£7.35–£38.77**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****43%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Good****£12.67**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****£252K**
£252K/yr · 111K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,969.58**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
6K4KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/black-pla/trend)
## **Top black pla search terms**
- **black pla**56K/yr-10.8%18.4% conv. - **black pla filament**15K/yr-27.5%14.7% conv. - **black filament**15K/yr-8.2%13.4% conv. - **pla black**14K/yr-15.7%14.9% conv. - **black filament pla**6K/yr+4.6%16.4% conv. - **pla filament black**5K/yr-9.3%14.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/black-pla/search-terms)
## **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.
0%3%£8K6%£15K9%£23K12%£30K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Black**eSUN**£8.35**4.3★9,723 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CR1DBBFN) [2**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**£7.77**4.2★2,179 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT8SB937) [3**JAYO PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.1KG Black PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Neatly Wound Filament Fits Most FDM Printer.**JAYO**£7.87**4.2★5,178 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BHQR69RW) [4**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**£9.71**4.6★4,108 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CR13HFMV) [5**SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black**SUNLU**£10.68**4.5★17,454 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDFW5MGY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£10.54**3,194 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGP1G7CV) [**SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black**SUNLU**£10.68**17,454 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDFW5MGY) [**DEEPLEE PLA Plus 2.0 Filament Black 1KG 3D Printer Filaments Upgraded PLA+ 1.75mm Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers**Deeplee**£8.37**188 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F66JNZRD) [**DEEPLEE PLA Basic 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Black 1kg**Deeplee**£8.15**167 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F66M63VJ) [**ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£9.82**646 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F4871GP4)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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**£8.30**4.4★**▲ 243%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTH2TQPQ) [**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**£10.45**4.6★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHCT8YDN) [**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**£8.38**4.6★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKFJLXSD) [**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**£10.50**4.6★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CL4RH21B) [**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**£9.71**4.5★**▲ 45%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TMKGGS3)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Print Quality**20%
*“Good print”*
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“Good quality filament”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“great value for money”*
**Material Quality**9%
*“Excellent material”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“It does what it is supposed to do”*
**Printing Speed**3%
*“prints well enough for little projects”*
**Color**3%
*“Colour looks great”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“Adhesion is really good as well”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Does the job”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“poor quality control”*
**Jamming/Clogging**16%
*“Clogs printer”*
**Print Quality**12%
*“The print quality is extremely poor compared to other brands I have used”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**9%
*“Adhesion issues”*
**Rope/Wire Tangling**6%
*“Tangles easily”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“this black material is beyond useless”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“isn't even CLOSE to fitting”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Doesnt work straight out the box”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“yes its annoying to do it 2 or 3 times a print”*
**Flexibility**1%
*“very temperamental and stringy”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Print Quality**14%
**Functionality-Overall**12%
**Size-Overall**12%
**Quality-Overall**11%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**9%
**Jamming/Clogging**7%
**Compatibility-Overall**7%
**Color**5%
**Material Quality**4%
**Rope/Wire Tangling**4%
## **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.
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