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title: "Tpu Filament — £149K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **tpu filament**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-8.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 32Growth 21Conversion 63Competition 31Returns 96Price range 69Avg price 66Brand share 44Review moat 66Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Good****£8.14–£30.04**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****865.11**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Good****£13.89**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Okay****79%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****£149K**
£149K/yr · 194K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****66%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-8.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tpu filament is a £149K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (194K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **tpu filament market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£139K–£174K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#100**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **89%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **39 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **201 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**18**
**Top-5 brand share**
**79%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**66%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**14%**
- ELEGOO20% - JAYO19% - SUNLU17% - Amazon Basics14% - ERYONE9% - TINMORRY7% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/tpu-filament/trend)
## **Top tpu filament search terms**
- **tpu filament**117K/yr-9.3%4.1% conv. - **tpu**42K/yr-7.2%3.6% conv. - **tpu filament 1kg**10K/yr-16.8%2.8% conv. - **tpu 95a**5K/yr+6.1%4.8% conv. - **tpu 85a**4K/yr+0.8%1.7% conv. - **3d printer filament tpu**4K/yr-3.5%3.9% conv. - **tpu 95a filament**4K/yr-0.6%2.9% conv. - **filament tpu**3K/yr+1.6%3.0% conv. - **flexible filament**3K/yr-19.2%2.2% conv. - **black tpu**2K/yr-14.3%14.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/business-industry-science/tpu-filament/search-terms)
## **Top tpu 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.
0%5%£7K10%£15K15%£22K20%£30K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**ELEGOO TPU Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG 95A Soft Flexible 3D Printing Filament 1KG Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£13.56**4.6★290 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZP1CLSJ) [2**JAYO TPU Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 0.5KG 1 Spool 95A TPU Black**JAYO**£8.14**4.4★1,243 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BYKJ22J) [3**SUNLU TPU Filament TPU 95A Black Flexible 3D Printer Filament TPU Filament 1.75mm High Speed 95A TPU 1KG Spool (2.2 lbs) for Most FDM 3D Printers Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm Black 1000g**SUNLU**£13.86**4.7★1,187 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXNWK6NS) [4**Amazon Basics TPU 3D Printer Filament 1.75 mm Red 1 kg Spool (2.2 lbs)**Amazon Basics**£11.64**4.4★895 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088962DCK) [5**TINMORRY TPU Filament 1.75mm TPU 95A Flexible 3D Printer Filament with Glossy Finish Suitable for Most FDM 3D Printers 1kg Spool (2.2 lbs) Black**TINMORRY**£11.59**4.6★648 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HVQF4D8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**iSANMATE High Speed TPU Filament 1.75mm 95A Flexible 3D Printer Filament 1KG Spool Fast Printing Up to 200mm/s Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm Soft Resilient for Most FDM Printers (Black)**iSANMATE**£14.11**31 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3PD994B) [**ERYONE TPU Filament 1.75mm +/-0.03mm Flexible TPU 85A 3D Printer Filament 1kg Spool(2.2 lbs) Ideal for Footwear Protective Gear Black**ERYONE**£18.19**2,646 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRMNWGT7) [**YUANEANG TPU 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) 1.75 mm Fit for Most 3D Printers Skin**YUANEANG**£9.49**1 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJXN97S5) [**ELEGOO TPU Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG 95A Soft Flexible 3D Printing Filament 1KG Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£13.56**290 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZP1CLSJ) [**SUNLU TPU 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm High Speed 95A TPU Filament Bundle 250G Spool 8 Rolls 2KG in Total.(Black+White+Grey+Red+Blue+Green+Yellow+Orange)**SUNLU**£30.04**14 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYVDW1B6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**iSANMATE High Speed TPU Filament 1.75mm 95A Flexible 3D Printer Filament 1KG Spool Fast Printing Up to 200mm/s Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm Soft Resilient for Most FDM Printers (Black)**iSANMATE**£14.11**4.7★**▲ 209%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3PD994B) [**ERYONE TPU Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Flexible 95A TPU +/-0.03mm 0.5kg 1 Spool Sea Glass Rainbow**ERYONE**£10.59**4.6★**▲ 157%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B6G56T81) [**ERYONE TPU Filament 1.75mm +/-0.03mm Flexible TPU 85A 3D Printer Filament 1kg Spool(2.2 lbs) Ideal for Footwear Protective Gear Black**ERYONE**£18.19**4.6★**▲ 122%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRMNWGT7) [**YUANEANG TPU 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) 1.75 mm Fit for Most 3D Printers Skin**YUANEANG**£9.49**5.0★**▲ 122%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJXN97S5) [**ELEGOO TPU Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG 95A Soft Flexible 3D Printing Filament 1KG Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers**ELEGOO**£13.56**4.6★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZP1CLSJ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tpu filament**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**22%
*“Excellent quality PLA pro filament”*
**Print Quality**18%
*“the overall print quality is good”*
**Flexibility**8%
*“Fast and Flexible”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“It's cheap”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**7%
*“No adhesion issues”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“Good TPU”*
**Color**4%
*“The colour is good”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“Great product for my ad5x printer”*
**Printing Speed**2%
*“It can comfortably achieve printing speeds of up to 200 mm/s”*
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**2%
*“The dimensional accuracy is good enough for consistent extrusion”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Totally useless, and extremely poor quality control”*
**Jamming/Clogging**14%
*“keeps getting stuked onto the roll”*
**Print Quality**10%
*“stops the print”*
**Drying Time**6%
*“I was in a hurry to use so didn't try my standard desiccant drying overnight first”*
**Color**5%
*“the colour isn't a solid blue”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“too expensive”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Hard to get right”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“The problem is that the filament diameter is grossly undersized”*
**Display Colors**2%
*“Blue not the same as in pictures”*
**Thickness**2%
*“Inconsistent thickness”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**22%
**Print Quality**14%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Quality-Overall**10%
**Functionality-Overall**9%
**Jamming/Clogging**8%
**Color**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Rope/Wire Tangling**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is tpu filament profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £149K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the tpu filament niche?**
- 12 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in tpu filament?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Jamming/Clogging, Print Quality. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for tpu filament peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the tpu filament niche?**
- Listings span £8.14–£30.04; the average listing price is £13.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 865 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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