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# **grey pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.5%), but a small market ($55K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 14Growth 18Conversion 88Competition 89Returns 98Price range 68Avg price 51Brand share 47Review moat 43Quality gap 50
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Great****26%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Conversion**
**Great****10.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****£6.91–£31.97**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Good****£12.15**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****77%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,204.32**
avg 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
900700Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/grey-pla/trend)
## **Top grey pla search terms**
- **grey pla**17K/yr-5.8%13.5% conv. - **grey filament**6K/yr-14.8%11.6% conv. - **pla grey**5K/yr-23.8%12.7% conv. - **light grey pla**4K/yr-2.3%8.5% conv. - **grey pla filament**5K/yr-37.9%9.3% conv. - **pla filament grey**3K/yr+2.7%9.1% conv. - **dark grey pla**3K/yr-26.5%9.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/grey-pla/search-terms)
## **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.
0%2%£1K4%£2K6%£3K8%£4K1101001K10K100K 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**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**£11.95**4.4★258 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CD7CMSMH) [2**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**£18.60**4.6★2,618 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CL4VX24L) [3**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**£11.32**4.6★3,194 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGN6D7RG) [4**ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Grey 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£10.66**4.7★646 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F442TFRJ) [5**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**£8.02**3.4★9 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZ5K3YXT)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**ANYCUBIC PLA Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Intelligent Identification Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable SpoolLight Grey**ANYCUBIC**£10.27**4,160 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G8GNJK2T) [**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**£6.91**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHKMFKL7) [**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**£11.32**3,194 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGN6D7RG) [**SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Gray**SUNLU**£11.33**17,454 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDKW6SDN) [**ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Grey 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£10.66**646 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F442TFRJ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**ANYCUBIC PLA Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Intelligent Identification Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable SpoolLight Grey**ANYCUBIC**£10.27**4.5★**▲ 246%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G8GNJK2T) [**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**£10.95**4.7★**▲ 216%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F43VW4D6) [**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**£11.32**4.6★**▲ 209%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGN6D7RG) [**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**£8.02**3.4★**▲ 204%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZ5K3YXT) [**SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Gray**SUNLU**£11.33**4.5★**▲ 138%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDKW6SDN)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about grey pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**37%
*“Excellent product”*
**Print Quality**13%
*“Solid prints”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Great blend of price and quality”*
**Color**7%
*“Nice colour”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“Good filament no issues at all”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**4%
*“It sticks well”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“I have had no issue's using this with my Creality K series printers or my Bambu P2S”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“100% accurate with description”*
**Printing Speed**2%
*“Another thing I appreciate is how dependable it is across different temperatures and print speeds”*
**Efficiency**1%
*“Works great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Print Quality**25%
*“print quality using this is poor”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Poor quality filament that”*
**Rope/Wire Tangling**7%
*“Okay fillament had a few annoying tangles though”*
**Color**7%
*“inconsistent colour”*
**Jamming/Clogging**7%
*“then I started experiencing clogs”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**7%
*“doesn't stick together”*
**Durability**2%
*“Fell of roll”*
**Drying Time**2%
*“I suspect it's not been dried out enough”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“overpriced”*
**Printing Speed**2%
*“If it wasn't for the Bambu A1s ability to pause it would be almost constant failed prints”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**37%
**Print Quality**13%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**6%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Size-Overall**5%
**Jamming/Clogging**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Value For Money**2%
## **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.
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