Pla
Pla shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Pla profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Pla is a £1.3M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Pla: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved -15.1% over the last 90 days and 2.7% of searches end in a purchase.
£1.3M
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.
20%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 70 products
Top Pla products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black
- Price
- £10.68
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago
eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Black
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,723
- Age
- 2y ago
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
- Price
- £9.71
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 907
- Age
- 7y ago
Reprapper 4X 250g Color Pack Dual Color PLA Filament 1.75mm for 3D Printer & 3D Pen Multicolour Filament 4 x 250g Matte Red/Blue Matte Purple/Green Silk Red/Blue and Silk Purple/Green
- Price
- £16.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,656
- Age
- 3y ago
ELEGOO PLA+ Filament 1.75mm White 1KG PLA Plus Tougher and Stronger 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
- Price
- £11.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,381
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
SUNLU PLA Plus Filament 16 Colors Bundle Multicolor PLA+ 3D Printer Filament 1.75 mm Individually Vacuum Packed 0.25 kg/Spool Total 4 kg 16 Spools
- Price
- £44.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,194
- Age
- 1y ago
ELEGOO 250g Rapid PETG Filament Bundle 1.75mm 8 Colors High Speed 600mm/s 3D Printer Filaments Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 8 Pack Black/White/Red/Blue/Grey/Orange/Yellow/Transparent
- Price
- £23.38
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,055
- Age
- 1y ago
RepRapper Rapid PLA Plus (PLA+) Filament Bundle 1.75 mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 10 Rolls of 0.25kg (Black+White+Grey+Blue+Red+Green+Purple+Pink+Orange+Transparent)
- Price
- £27.23
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,656
- Age
- 1y ago
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ White
- Price
- £10.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago
YOUSU 3D Printer Filament Bundle Glow in The Dark Filament Multicolor PLA Filament 1.75 mm Green Blue Purple and Rainbow Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 250g X 4 Pack
- Price
- £18.42
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 202
- Age
- 2y ago
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)
- Price
- £10.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,194
- Age
- 1y ago
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Black
- Price
- £10.68
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago
SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ White
- Price
- £10.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,454
- Age
- 1y ago
ELEGOO 250g Rapid PETG Filament Bundle 1.75mm 8 Colors High Speed 600mm/s 3D Printer Filaments Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 8 Pack Black/White/Red/Blue/Grey/Orange/Yellow/Transparent
- Price
- £23.38
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,055
- Age
- 1y ago
SUNLU Rapid PETG Filament Multicolor High Speed 30-600mm/s 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm 0.02mm 8 Rolls of 0.25 kg Total 2KG (Black+White+Gray+Red+Blue+Green+Yellow+Orange)
- Price
- £22.30
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 3,311
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
28%
Top 20: 67%
Open market
16%
- SUNLU39%
- ELEGOO19%
- RepRapper9%
- eSUN9%
- LANDU4%
- Deeplee4%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 16%)
Pla demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top Pla search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- pla641K/yr
- 3d printer filament467K/yr
- pla filament401K/yr
- filament330K/yr
- sunlu pla116K/yr
- sunlu65K/yr
- 3d filament74K/yr
- pla filament 1.75mm 1kg80K/yr
- bambu lab filament58K/yr
- black pla56K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pla
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
83% of reviews“Prints look fantastic”
“Excellent product”
“Good value for money”
“The color is vibrant”
“Good quality PLA”
What buyers complain about
71% of reviews“Poor quality control”
“brittle when you try to print”
“Clogs printer”
“Adhesion issues”
“Not white”
Pla return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.5%
Return rate
33%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Pla questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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