green pla
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($9.01–$12.88) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£10.80avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay3,879.76avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£94K£94K/yr · 74K searches
Growth
Bad-12.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£9.01–£12.88cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, green pla is a £94K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
green pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £65K–£86K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.8%
- Avg BSR
- #34
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 8.6%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 240 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
11 falling
Sellers
18
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
10%
- SUNLU24%
- eSUN20%
- ELEGOO18%
- 3DHoJor13%
- TECBEARS8%
- Kingroon5%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -12.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×
Top green pla search terms
- green pla28K/yr
- green filament12K/yr
- green pla filament10K/yr
- pla green9K/yr
- pla filament green6K/yr
- green filament pla4K/yr
- dark green pla4K/yr
Top green 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 Green
eSUN£10.514.3★9,723 rev
ELEGOO PLA PRO Filament 1.75mm Green 1KG Easy to Print Neatly Wound 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£11.484.6★15 rev
3DHoJor PLA Pro Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament 1kg Cardboard Spool (2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printer Peak Green
3DHoJor£9.014.5★2,039 rev
SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool 2.2lbs. (Green)
SUNLU£10.264.3★107 rev
eSUN PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Toughness 3D Printer Filament PLA Plus Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for 3D Printers Pine Green
eSUN£12.564.4★21,254 rev
Newest
by launch dateELEGOO PLA PRO Filament 1.75mm Green 1KG Easy to Print Neatly Wound 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£11.4815 rev
SUNLU PLA+2.0 Filament Upgrade PLA+ 1.75mm Tougher and Stronger Neatly Wound 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/-0.02mm 1KG Spool(2.2lbs) Green
SUNLU£11.771,319 rev
eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Olive Green
eSUN£9.749,723 rev
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Neon Green 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£11.09646 rev
SUNLU PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA+ 3D Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound Filament Strong and Toughness Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1KG Spool(2.2 LBS) Olive Green
SUNLU£11.423,194 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum3DHoJor PLA Pro Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament 1kg Cardboard Spool (2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printer Peak Green
3DHoJor£9.014.5★
eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Olive Green
eSUN£9.744.3★
Kingroon PLA Filament 1.75mm for 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing Materials 1KG 3D Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 3D Printer Filament PLA with Spool Wound Neatly Green
Kingroon£9.693.6★
TECBEARS PLA 3D Printer Filament Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fits Most FDM Printers 1KG Spool (2.2lbs) Olive Green
TECBEARS£9.054.6★
SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool 2.2lbs. (Green)
SUNLU£10.264.3★
What buyers say about green pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“Colour is lovely”
“Prints great and a great colour”
“Well worth the money in my opinion”
“Easy to use recommend”
“Great adhesion”
“Fab Filament, I have bought a few more reels of various colours”
What buyers complain about
“Poor quality filament”
“it doesn't print anymore”
“Terrible PLA”
“Why did SUNLU change the colour”
“UNFORTUNATELY THE REEL IS TO BIG FOR MY SPOOLS”
“Clogging leading to several print failures”
“It has bed adhesion issues”
“Can not use”
“Not worth the money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is green pla profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £94K/yr across 37 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the green pla niche?
- 11 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in green pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Print Quality, Material Quality. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for green pla peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the green pla niche?
- Listings span £9.01–£12.88; the average listing price is £10.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,880 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.