grey pla
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.5%), but a small market ($55K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great26%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Conversion
Great10.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£6.91–£31.97cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good£12.15avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay77%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay2,204.32avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-14.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£55K£55K/yr · 44K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, grey pla is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
grey pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £73K–£97K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.3%
- Avg BSR
- #69
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 10.4%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 268 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (26% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
21 rising
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
26%
Top 20: 65%
Open market
19%
- ELEGOO30%
- SUNLU21%
- Deeplee12%
- 3DHoJor8%
- eSUN6%
- TECBEARS4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 76 weeks — -14.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top grey pla search terms
- grey pla17K/yr
- grey filament6K/yr
- pla grey5K/yr
- light grey pla4K/yr
- grey pla filament5K/yr
- pla filament grey3K/yr
- dark grey pla3K/yr
Top grey 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
ELEGOO PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Grey 1KG PLA Plus Tougher and Stronger 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£11.954.4★258 rev
ELEGOO Rapid PLA Plus Filament 1.75mm Grey 2KG PLA+ 3D Printer Filament Up to 600 mm/s High Speed Printing Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 2pcs 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs)
ELEGOO£18.604.6★2,618 rev
SUNLU PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA+ 3D Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound PLAPro Strong and Toughness Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1KG Spool (Grey)
SUNLU£11.324.6★3,194 rev
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Grey 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£10.664.7★646 rev
TECBEARS PLA 3D Printer Filament Macaron Color Filament Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fits Most FDM Printers 1KG Spool (2.2lbs) Grey
TECBEARS£8.023.4★9 rev
Newest
by launch date
ANYCUBIC PLA Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Intelligent Identification Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable SpoolLight Grey
ANYCUBIC£10.274,160 rev
SUNLU PLA Filament 0.5KG 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm 500G PLA Compatible with Most FDM Printer 2 Pack 2 Pcs.(Grey+Grey)
SUNLU£6.912 rev
SUNLU PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA+ 3D Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound PLAPro Strong and Toughness Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1KG Spool (Grey)
SUNLU£11.323,194 rev
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Gray
SUNLU£11.3317,454 rev
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Grey 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£10.66646 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumANYCUBIC PLA Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Intelligent Identification Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable SpoolLight Grey
ANYCUBIC£10.274.5★
ELEGOO PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Grey 1KG High Toughness PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£10.954.7★
SUNLU PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Upgraded PLA+ 3D Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound PLAPro Strong and Toughness Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1KG Spool (Grey)
SUNLU£11.324.6★
TECBEARS PLA 3D Printer Filament Macaron Color Filament Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fits Most FDM Printers 1KG Spool (2.2lbs) Grey
TECBEARS£8.023.4★
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Gray
SUNLU£11.334.5★
What buyers say about grey pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Solid prints”
“Great blend of price and quality”
“Nice colour”
“Good filament no issues at all”
“It sticks well”
“I have had no issue's using this with my Creality K series printers or my Bambu P2S”
“100% accurate with description”
“Another thing I appreciate is how dependable it is across different temperatures and print speeds”
“Works great”
What buyers complain about
“print quality using this is poor”
“Poor quality filament that”
“Okay fillament had a few annoying tangles though”
“inconsistent colour”
“then I started experiencing clogs”
“doesn't stick together”
“Fell of roll”
“I suspect it's not been dried out enough”
“overpriced”
“If it wasn't for the Bambu A1s ability to pause it would be almost constant failed prints”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is grey pla profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £55K/yr across 72 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the grey pla niche?
- 21 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 26% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in grey pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Rope/Wire Tangling. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for grey pla peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the grey pla niche?
- Listings span £6.91–£31.97; the average listing price is £12.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,204 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.