Is silk filament profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £110K/yr across 85 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -29.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).

How competitive is the silk filament niche?

17 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in silk filament?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 0.7%.

What does it cost to enter the silk filament niche?

Listings span £8.17–£245.41; the average listing price is £17.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,201 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

silk filament

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.7%), but soft demand (-29.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great27%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great£17.37

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Great7.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Good1,200.84

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay83%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay£8.17–£245.41

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay£110K

£110K/yr · 82K searches

Growth

Bad-29.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, silk filament is a £110K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (82K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

silk filament market data

Units sold / yr: 5K–6K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £87K–£104K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 7.7%
Avg BSR: #85
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 87%
Out of stock: 15.1%
Avg brand age: 44 months
Avg seller age: 241 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

27%

Top 20: 60%

Open market

13%

FLASHFORGE51%
SUNLU12%
RepRapper9%
LANDU7%
ERYONE5%
Creality4%
Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 13%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -29.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top silk filament search terms

flashforge filament41K/yr -36.1%4.7% conv.
silk filament9K/yr -8.9%2.1% conv.
pla multicolour5K/yr -14.6%4.8% conv.
multicolour filament4K/yr -6.5%5.1% conv.
flash forge filaments5K/yr -33.6%5.4% conv.
flashforge pla filament5K/yr -45.0%6.8% conv.
pla filament multicolour4K/yr -26.5%4.8% conv.
filament sunlu3K/yr -21.8%0.5% conv.
flashforge pla4K/yr -38.2%4.8% conv.

All search terms

Top silk filament 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.

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

LANDU Silk Tri-Color PLA Filament 1.75mm 1Kg Triple Color Silk PLA Filament Rainbow PLA Filament Neatly Wound 3D Printer Filament 3 in 1 Multi Color Filament +/-0.02mm Red Blue Green

LANDU£12.624.4★499 rev

FLASHFORGE Silk Tri-Color PLA Filament 1.75mm Coextrusion Red Yellow Blue Triple Color Rainbow 3D Printer Filament Enchanting Silk Finish with 360 Multicolor Shifting Color Effect

FLASHFORGE£15.494.6★455 rev

FLASHFORGE 3D Printer Filament PLA PRO Filament 1.75mm 1KG Spool (2.2lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm for FDM 3D Printers Better Tenacity & No Knotting (Black)

FLASHFORGE£12.904.7★62 rev

FLASHFORGE High Speed PLA Filament 1.75mm 500mm/s High Speed Printing Rapid 3D Printer Filament Tough and High Flow for Fast Printing 1kg(2.2lbs)/Spool Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm(Black)

FLASHFORGE£13.534.7★1,752 rev

Reprapper PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG Red/Gold/Blue Tri Colour Silk PLA Filament Multicolour Filament for 3D Printing High Glossy Co-Extrusion 3D Printer Filament Smooth & Easy Printing

RepRapper£10.024.2★1,656 rev

Newest

by launch date

NEOTRY Silk Tri Colour PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Multicolor 3D Printer Filament Filament 3D Printing Materials for Most FDM 3D Printer Silk PLA Red Yellow Blue Rainbow PLA Filament 1.75mm 0.02

NEOTRY£11.8959 rev

6mo ago

SUNLU Silk PLA+ Filament Shiny Metallic Silk 3D Filament 1.75mm High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament 1KG Spool Silver

SUNLU£12.824,101 rev

1y ago

FLASHFORGE Silk Tri-Color PLA Filament 1.75mm Coextrusion Red Yellow Blue Triple Color Rainbow 3D Printer Filament Enchanting Silk Finish with 360 Multicolor Shifting Color Effect

FLASHFORGE£15.49455 rev

1y ago

FLASHFORGE Silk Tri-Color PLA Filament 1.75mm Coextrusion Red Blue Green Triple Color Rainbow 3D Printer Filament Enchanting Silk Finish with 360 Multicolor Shifting Color Effect

FLASHFORGE£13.23455 rev

1y ago

FLASHFORGE Silk PLA Gradient Gold to Red Filament Silk Multicolored Color Change 3D Printing Filament Gold Red Shiny Fast Color-Changing Each 8M Gradually Silky Texture & Ultra-High Glossiness

FLASHFORGE£14.92455 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about silk filament

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color19%

“Beautiful colours”

Quality-Overall16%

“consistent quality throughout”

Print Quality16%

“Prints really nice”

Value For Money12%

“Great value for money”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“good adhesion to the plate”

Material Quality3%

“Nice material”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As described”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“Great compatibility with other printers”

Brightness/Shine/Glow2%

“Brilliant glow In the dark”

What buyers complain about

Print Quality13%

“Difficult to print”

Quality-Overall10%

“Poor quality control”

Color9%

“Mine looks like a sludgy beige colour”

Jamming/Clogging6%

“Constant Nozzle Clogs”

Durability5%

“often fails and breaks”

Value For Money5%

“I am actually so annoyed at how much these cost”

Adhesion/Stickiness4%

“which led to adhesion issues”

Functionality-Overall4%

“now it doesn't print anything at all”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“it did not glow at all”

Size-Overall3%

“Not fit for purpose”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall18%

Size-Overall15%

Print Quality12%

Compatibility-Overall8%

Color8%

Defective Material/Parts7%

Connectivity-Overall3%

Quality-Overall3%

Jamming/Clogging3%

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

Common questions

Is silk filament profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £110K/yr across 85 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -29.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the silk filament niche?: 17 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in silk filament?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 0.7%.
What does it cost to enter the silk filament niche?: Listings span £8.17–£245.41; the average listing price is £17.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,201 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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