transparent pla
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($7.32–$14.22) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good7.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good52%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good75%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,800.81avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay£10.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-24.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£40K£40K/yr · 55K searches
Price range
Bad£7.32–£14.22cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, transparent pla is a £40K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (55K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
transparent pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £42K–£52K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.0%
- Avg BSR
- #83
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 74%
- Out of stock
- 15.1%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 241 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 rising
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
22%
- SUNLU30%
- ELEGOO24%
- GIANTARM8%
- JAYO7%
- TECBEARS6%
- ERYONE3%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 36 weeks — -24.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top transparent pla search terms
- transparent pla12K/yr
- translucent pla7K/yr
- transparent filament8K/yr
- clear pla7K/yr
- translucent filament5K/yr
- clear filament5K/yr
- transparent pla filament5K/yr
- clear pla filament3K/yr
- pla transparent3K/yr
Top transparent 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Neatly Wound Transparent PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool 2.2lbs. (Clear)
SUNLU£11.644.5★237 rev
ELEGOO PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Translucent 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£11.964.8★25 rev
SUNLU PLA+ 3D Printer Filament PLA Plus Filament 1.75mm Toughness Enhanced 3D Filament Compatible with 3D FDM Printers Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1 kg Spool(2.2 LBS) PLA+ Transparent
SUNLU£12.154.5★17,454 rev
PLA Filament 1.75mm GIANTARM Classic PLA 3D Printer Filament 1kg Spool (Transparent)
GIANTARM£11.834.0★772 rev
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Translucent 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£11.264.7★646 rev
Newest
by launch date
Speedy PETG-L Light Translucent PETG Filament 1.75mm - 3D Printer Filament Perfect for 3D Printed Lampshades 1kg/Spool Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm AMS Compatible White
XINGTONGZHILIAN£7.327 rev
ANYCUBIC PLA Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool Clear
ANYCUBIC£10.194,160 rev
eSUN Clear PLA Filament 1.75mm Translucent 3D Printing Filament 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) for 3D Printers Translucent Aqua
eSUN£7.9066 rev
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Translucent 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£11.26646 rev
TECBEARS PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound 3D Printing Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1Kg Spool(2.2 lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers PLA Transparent
TECBEARS£8.4362 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumeSUN Clear PLA Filament 1.75mm Translucent 3D Printing Filament 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) for 3D Printers Translucent Aqua
eSUN£7.904.5★
TECBEARS PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound 3D Printing Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1Kg Spool(2.2 lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers PLA Transparent
TECBEARS£8.434.0★
Creality PETG Filament 1.75 3D Printer Filament: Excellent Toughness High Precision Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers White PETG
Creality£9.424.5★
ZIRO PLA Translucent Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament PLA PRO Translucent Series 1.75mm 1kg (2.2lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm Translucent Red
ZIRO£12.354.5★
Speedy PETG-L Light Translucent PETG Filament 1.75mm - 3D Printer Filament Perfect for 3D Printed Lampshades 1kg/Spool Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm AMS Compatible White
XINGTONGZHILIAN£7.325.0★
What buyers say about transparent pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Prints nice and easy”
“Quality of filament is good”
“Will buy again as it's competitively priced too”
“Just as described”
“Works well”
“it lets the light though very well”
“Very nice to work with”
“Always found to be good filament”
“Works great on P1s”
What buyers complain about
“poor printing”
“Cheap works well”
“Also no stronger than basic PLA”
“has broken in my multi colour unit causing a big problem”
“Worst filament constant clogs not adhesion this was after following the usual steps drying calibrating awful compared to any other generic brand”
“Lasted about ten minutes”
“Brittle and Jammed CFS unit”
“BUT transparent PLA seems to be extremely brittle”
“Not as described”
“It has a cheap ugly shine to it aswell”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is transparent pla profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £40K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the transparent pla niche?
- 16 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in transparent pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.7%.
- What does it cost to enter the transparent pla niche?
- Listings span £7.32–£14.22; the average listing price is £10.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,801 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.