Carbon Paper
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.75–$8.35) — Carbon Paper doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Carbon Paper profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Carbon Paper is a £70K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Carbon Paper: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -13.1% over the last 90 days and 18.0% of searches end in a purchase.
£70K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand, so 30% of the market is open.
30%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 18 products
Top Carbon Paper products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
50 Sheets Transfer Paper Carbon Paper for Tracing Black Graphite Transfer Paper for Copy Paper Wood Canvas Artist Lettering Sketching (A4/8.3 x 11.7 Inches)
- Price
- £4.97
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 220
- Age
- 1y ago
PSLER Carbon Paper for Tracing Graphite Transfer-Paper - 30 Pcs Black Graphite Paper for Tracing Drawing Patterns on Wood Projects Canvas Fabric Artist Lettering Sketch Drawing A4 8.27 X 11.81 Inch
- Price
- £3.63
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,547
- Age
- 4y ago
A4 Hand Carbon (pack quantity 10)
- Price
- £2.75
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,233
- Age
- 10y ago
ASelected 200 Sheets Black Transfer A4 Carbon Paper Carbon Copy for Tracing A4 Transfer Paper Black Graphite Tracing Paper for Metal Glass Carving DIY Wood Burning Art Craft Projects
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 1y ago
Raimarket 112 Pcs Black Carbon Paper for Tracing On Fabric Wood and Sewing Includes 5 Tracing Paper for Sewing Patterns 1 Pencil and 1 Lead Box 5 Stylus A4 Size Graphite Transfer Paper
- Price
- £6.63
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,972
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
200 Sheets Black Graphite Transfer Paper A4 Carbon Copy Paper for Tracing on Wood Canvas Metal & Glass with 5 Stylus for DIY Art Craft Wood Burning & Dressmaking
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 4mo ago
Carbon Paper Transfer Paper Set 200 Sheets A4 Tracing Paper & Carbon Transfer Paper with 5 Embossing Stylus Tools Graphite Transfer Paper for Wood Burning Drawing Canvas Fabric DIY Crafts
- Price
- £5.89
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 5mo ago
NETFLO 200 Sheets Carbon Paper A4 Graphite Paper 8.3x11.7in Carbon Paper for Tracing Black Transfer Paper for Drawing Painting Tracing DIY Crafts and Various Art Projects
- Price
- £7.51
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 4mo ago
PSLER Carbon Paper for Tracing Graphite Transfer-Paper - 30 Pcs Black Graphite Paper for Tracing Drawing Patterns on Wood Projects Canvas Fabric Artist Lettering Sketch Drawing A4 8.27 X 11.81 Inch
- Price
- £3.63
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,547
- Age
- 4y ago
Transfer Paper 100 Sheets Carbon Paper for Tracing Black Graphite Paper for Wood Paper Canvas and Other Art Surfaces A4/8.3 x 11.7 Inches
- Price
- £4.07
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date200 Sheets Black Graphite Transfer Paper A4 Carbon Copy Paper for Tracing on Wood Canvas Metal & Glass with 5 Stylus for DIY Art Craft Wood Burning & Dressmaking
- Price
- £8.35
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 4mo ago
NETFLO 200 Sheets Carbon Paper A4 Graphite Paper 8.3x11.7in Carbon Paper for Tracing Black Transfer Paper for Drawing Painting Tracing DIY Crafts and Various Art Projects
- Price
- £7.51
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 4mo ago
Carbon Paper Transfer Paper Set 200 Sheets A4 Tracing Paper & Carbon Transfer Paper with 5 Embossing Stylus Tools Graphite Transfer Paper for Wood Burning Drawing Canvas Fabric DIY Crafts
- Price
- £5.89
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 5mo ago
Transfer Paper 100 Sheets Carbon Paper for Tracing Black Graphite Paper for Wood Paper Canvas and Other Art Surfaces A4/8.3 x 11.7 Inches
- Price
- £4.07
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 8mo ago
100 Sheets A4 Tracing Paper & Carbon Transfer Paper - Dual-Use for Crafts Wood Burning & Art Projects | Reusable Smudge-Free Professional Grade (8.3 x 11.5)
- Price
- £4.19
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 8mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
17 falling
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
24%
- mwellewm26%
- PSLER17%
- County12%
- Raimarket9%
- ASelected7%
- angelikashalala6%
Carbon Paper demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Carbon Paper search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- carbon paper49K/yr
- carbon paper for tracing14K/yr
- carbon copy paper5K/yr
- carbon transfer paper3K/yr
- carbon paper a44K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Carbon Paper
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
93% of reviews“Good value and quality arrived quickly”
“significantly improving cost-effectiveness”
“I am truly pleased with this inexpensive -non-messy carbon paper”
“great durable quality”
“Good used to outline my drawing while I learn very happy”
What buyers complain about
96% of reviews“I found I could only get the main defined outline of colour blocks or opposite contrast colours as a line guide”
“The tracing paper is not great”
“doesn't work”
“the postage cost was quite high”
“Inaccurate - this is just carbon paper”
Carbon Paper return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
26%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Carbon Paper questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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