a3 black card
Skip itSoft demand (-16.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good779.77avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Bad73%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Avg price
Bad£7.89avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£3.43–£18.05cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad£71K£71K/yr · 47K searches
Growth
Bad-16.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, a3 black card is a £71K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
a3 black card market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £63K–£79K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.9%
- Avg BSR
- #140
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 85%
- Out of stock
- 16.5%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 195 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 flat
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Hawksbill37%
- House of Card & Paper28%
- AZVIEY13%
- AKOLAFE5%
- BCreativetolearn5%
- TownStix5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top a3 black card search terms
- a3 black card16K/yr
- black card a311K/yr
- black a3 card6K/yr
- a3 black paper7K/yr
- black a3 paper4K/yr
- black paper a34K/yr
Top a3 black card 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 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
House of Card & Paper A3 160 GSM Card - Black (Pack of 25 Sheets)
House of Card & Paper£4.384.5★343 rev
Hawksbill A3 Black Card Stock 225 GSM 50 Pack Thick Premium Smooth Cardstock for Making Stationery Home or Office Use and Arts or Crafts
Hawksbill£7.504.6★2,212 rev
Black Card A3 Card 250GSM Thick Card Stock for Cards Making Scrapbook Office Printing and Arts or Crafts DIY (25 Sheets)
AZVIEY£7.594.6★668 rev
Hawksbill A3 Black Card Stock 225 GSM 25 Pack Thick Premium Smooth Cardstock for Making Stationery Home or Office Use and Arts or Crafts
Hawksbill£6.504.6★2,212 rev
Hawksbill A3 Black Cardstock 160 GSM 25 Pack Premium Black Card for Crafts Scrapbooking DIY Projects School Projects & Greeting
Hawksbill£3.444.4★15 rev
Newest
by launch dateHawksbill A3 Black Cardstock 160 GSM 25 Pack Premium Black Card for Crafts Scrapbooking DIY Projects School Projects & Greeting
Hawksbill£3.4415 rev
100 Sheets A3 Black Art Paper 44x30cm Craft Construction Paper for Art DIY Drawing Gift Wrapping Packaging Shipping
Wht2Pack£13.2113 rev
TRITART A3 300 g/m - 120 Sheets Solid Craft Paper - Drawing Papers for Crafts and Painting - Drawing Card DIY Origami School Assignments Wedding Cards - Black
Tritart£3.434 rev
Tritart A3 Black Colored Paper 300GSM 60 Sheets
Tritart£4.234 rev
Black Card A3 Card 250GSM Thick Card Stock for Cards Making Scrapbook Office Printing and Arts or Crafts DIY (25 Sheets)
AZVIEY£7.59668 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumTritart A3 Black Colored Paper 300GSM 60 Sheets
Tritart£4.234.5★
TRITART A3 300 g/m - 120 Sheets Solid Craft Paper - Drawing Papers for Crafts and Painting - Drawing Card DIY Origami School Assignments Wedding Cards - Black
Tritart£3.432.8★
Hawksbill A3 Black Cardstock 160 GSM 50 Pack Premium Black Card for Crafts Scrapbooking DIY Projects School Projects & Greeting
Hawksbill£5.194.2★
100 Sheets A3 Black Art Paper 44x30cm Craft Construction Paper for Art DIY Drawing Gift Wrapping Packaging Shipping
Wht2Pack£13.214.4★
AKOLAFE A3 Black Card 100 Sheets Black Paper A3 Size Cardboard 250GSM Thick Card Stock for Cards Making Arts and Crafts DIY
AKOLAFE£18.053.9★
What buyers say about a3 black card
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“good quality Card”
“Good quality paper”
“Im satisfied with the colour”
“I feel it is good price for one hundred sheets”
“Its super thick”
“All good as decribed”
“they do exactly what they are designed to do”
“What surprised me most is how smooth it feels”
“the sheets arrived ready to use straight away”
“making writing or drawing stand out effectively”
What buyers complain about
“Its NOT A3 as advertised its A4”
“Its not paper its card”
“Good quality however it is NOT A3 as described in title and specs”
“A little thin for heavy use”
“Black paper not card”
“storage does need a bit of planning”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is a3 black card profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £71K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the a3 black card niche?
- 8 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in a3 black card?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Paper Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for a3 black card peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the a3 black card niche?
- Listings span £3.43–£18.05; the average listing price is £7.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 780 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.