carbon paper
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.75–$8.35) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Good1,258.06avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-13.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£70K£70K/yr · 75K searches
Avg price
Bad£5.18avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.75–£8.35cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
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.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
carbon paper market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £52K–£65K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.0%
- Avg BSR
- #52
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 72%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand 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%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top carbon paper search terms
- carbon paper49K/yr
- carbon paper for tracing14K/yr
- carbon copy paper5K/yr
- carbon transfer paper3K/yr
- carbon paper a44K/yr
Top carbon paper 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 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
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)
mwellewm£4.974.5★220 rev
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
PSLER£3.634.5★6,547 rev
A4 Hand Carbon (pack quantity 10)
County£2.754.6★1,233 rev
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
ASelected£4.994.7★20 rev
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
Raimarket£6.634.6★5,972 rev
Newest
by launch date
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
TENTHPEO£8.352 rev
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
NETFLO£7.5112 rev
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
TOP-Pindu£5.895 rev
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
Yajesy£4.076 rev
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)
ChongYue£4.1916 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum200 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
TENTHPEO£8.355.0★
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
TOP-Pindu£5.894.4★
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
NETFLO£7.514.7★
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
PSLER£3.634.5★
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
Yajesy£4.075.0★
What buyers say about carbon paper
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“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”
“Blue carbon transfer paper for clean and accurate tracing”
“Does what it says”
“easy to use”
“Fine enough with most colours”
“The sheets are a good size”
What buyers complain about
“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 very thin”
“Hard to rub out”
“Low rating because it didn't work for me”
“Not as carbony as I remember carbon paper being”
“that for one more reason: It stinks unreasonable”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is carbon paper profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £70K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the carbon paper niche?
- 17 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in carbon paper?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Paper Quality, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for carbon paper peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the carbon paper niche?
- Listings span £2.75–£8.35; the average listing price is £5.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,258 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.