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# **red pla**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($7.28–$12.14) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 28Growth 7Conversion 98Competition 65Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 35Brand share 35Review moat 26Quality gap 60
**Conversion**
**Incredible****17.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Good****46%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****84%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Avg price**
**Okay****£10.23**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****£122K**
£122K/yr · 70K searches
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,872.97**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-35.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£7.28–£12.14**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, red pla is a £122K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (70K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **red pla market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£102K–£128K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **17.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#75**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **91%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **42 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **295 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**14 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**46%**
Top 20: 87%
**Open market**
**12%**
- SUNLU24% - eSUN24% - ELEGOO22% - 3DHoJor9% - ANYCUBIC5% - JAYO4% - Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 12%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -35.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Holiday '25 seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/red-pla/trend)
## **Top red pla search terms**
- **red pla**29K/yr-33.1%14.7% conv. - **red pla filament**12K/yr-40.8%11.8% conv. - **red filament**11K/yr-37.6%10.4% conv. - **pla red**8K/yr-36.4%12.1% conv. - **red filament pla**5K/yr-22.4%14.3% conv. - **pla filament red**5K/yr-37.1%11.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/red-pla/search-terms)
## **Top red 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%£4K6%£7K9%£11K12%£15K1001K10K100K 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 Fire Engine Red**eSUN**£9.01**4.3★9,723 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CR1CKK14) [2**eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament PLA Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Materials for Most FDM 3D Printers Fire Engine Red**eSUN**£9.38**4.4★3,565 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BT9HNN71) [3**ELEGOO PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Red 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**£11.85**4.4★183 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CD7B6YV2) [4**3DHoJor PLA Pro Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament 1kg Cardboard Spool (2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printer Red**3DHoJor**£9.49**4.5★2,039 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CR9YC5RH) [5**SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Red**SUNLU**£12.07**4.5★17,454 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGPFCSDD)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SOLEYIN Ultra PLA Filament 1.75mm for 3D Printers 1KG Spool with 300mm/s High Speed Printing Excellent Adhesion High Precision & Sustainability Fits Most 3D Printers (Cream)**SOLEYIN**£7.86**158 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJM7C3DG) [**SUNLU PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Enhanced Durability and High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament for 3D FDM Printers 1kg Spool pla+ Red**SUNLU**£12.07**17,454 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGPFCSDD) [**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 (Red)**SUNLU**£11.68**3,194 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDGDD2QB) [**eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Red**eSUN**£10.11**9,723 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F99GWPL8) [**ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm True Red 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£11.13**646 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F4425X56)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Phrozen High-Speed PLA 3D Printing Filament 1.75 mm 4 kg 3D Printing Filament for Most FDM 3D Printers Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.2 mm 4 Packs 1 kg Spool (2.2 LBS) Red**PHROZEN**£7.28**2.8★**▲ 300%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CPSV9F75) [**SOLEYIN Ultra PLA Filament 1.75mm for 3D Printers 1KG Spool with 300mm/s High Speed Printing Excellent Adhesion High Precision & Sustainability Fits Most 3D Printers (Cream)**SOLEYIN**£7.86**4.4★**▲ 290%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJM7C3DG) [**PLA Filament 1.75mm GEEETECH New 3D Printing Filament PLA for 3D Printer and 3D Pen 1kg 1 Spool (AA-Red)**GEEETECH**£10.07**4.3★**▲ 197%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075YF7ZR5) [**SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool 2.2lbs. (Red)**SUNLU**£11.41**4.4★**▲ 151%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TLHZHZH) [**eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Red**eSUN**£10.11**4.3★**▲ 96%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F99GWPL8)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about red pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**32%
*“Love the colour”*
**Quality-Overall**25%
*“This PLA+ filament in red is excellent quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Exactly what I was expecting to get”*
**Print Quality**6%
*“It feeds smoothly through the printer and produces consistent prints with clean layers and good detail”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Great value for Bambu A1”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“On a positive note: Good PLA filament”*
**Smell**4%
*“doesnt smell cheap like some other fillaments”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“with good layer adhesion”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“easy to print with”*
**Durability**2%
*“more durable than standard PLA”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**19%
*“Colour is different”*
**Rope/Wire Tangling**13%
*“Tangled on spool”*
**Jamming/Clogging**12%
*“this specific red one is terrible for clogging”*
**Print Quality**10%
*“has ruined 3 prints out of 6”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Quality control is non existing”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**6%
*“Terrible adhesion”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Not wound properly”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“OK product better filaments available for cheaper price”*
**Durability**4%
*“And then from there the breaks just kept happening”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**2%
*“far too bright for my deadpool model”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**48%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Print Quality**8%
**Quality-Overall**6%
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
**Size-Overall**3%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
**Display Colors**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Jamming/Clogging**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is red pla profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £122K/yr across 35 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -35.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the red pla niche?**
- 14 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in red pla?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Rope/Wire Tangling, Jamming/Clogging. The return rate is 0.6%.
- **When does demand for red pla peak?**
- Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the red pla niche?**
- Listings span £7.28–£12.14; the average listing price is £10.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,873 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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