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Black Paint

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.60–$13.81) — Black Paint doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 31Growth 18Conversion 71Competition 49Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 24Brand share 36Review moat 24Quality gap 62
This niche Category average

Is Black Paint profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Paint is a £139K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (249K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Black Paint: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -14.3% over the last 90 days and 6.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£139K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-14.3%249K
Conversion rate6.6%
Avg price£8.49

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 81
Top-5 product click share56%
Open market17%
Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement77%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews5,545

Top Black Paint products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£14K£28K£42K£55K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

81

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

13%

  • Johnstone's46%
  • THE ONE18%
  • RUSTINS9%
  • Inspired Essentials5%
  • PEBBLE HUG4%
  • Zieler4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Black Paint demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume249KCVR6.6%Products22Brands12Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate1.9%Rating4.4★Reviews5,545Avg BSR#53
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Black Paint search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • black paint123K/yr
  • matt black paint24K/yr
  • black wall paint19K/yr
  • black paint for walls21K/yr
  • black matt paint18K/yr
  • black matt paint for wood12K/yr
  • matt black paint for wood8K/yr
  • black emulsion paint10K/yr
  • matt black wood paint5K/yr
  • matte black paint3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Paint

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Paint Quality25%

Excellent paint

Quality-Overall15%

Excellent Quality

Engraving/Paint/Sublimation10%

Great paint, nice consistency, goes on nice, leaves a nice shine

Coverage8%

Covers well

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Did the job

What buyers complain about

79% of reviews
Paint Quality29%

Black paint

Value For Money11%

Overpriced for such a tiny amount

Quality-Overall10%

Water based rubbish

Size-Overall8%

it's small

Coverage7%

Good product, coverage isn't great,

Black Paint return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.8%

Return rate

61%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
43%
2Paint Quality
26%
3Color
13%
4Leak-Proof
4%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%

Common Black Paint questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Paint 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £139K/yr across 22 tracked products. Search demand moved -14.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Paint on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.