cyanotype paper
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (42 avg reviews), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Incredible41.94avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Incredible4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Great+99.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Great10.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good64%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay£4.21–£21.06cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£8.88avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£35K£35K/yr · 38K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cyanotype paper is a £35K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (38K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cyanotype paper market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £27K–£36K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.3%
- Avg BSR
- #210
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 15.2%
- Avg brand age
- 28 months
- Avg seller age
- 218 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
21 flat
Sellers
39
Top-5 brand share
64%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
30%
- Tinoaly24%
- XunHe14%
- sourcing map11%
- Carreuty8%
- Goktvai7%
- DEFIYEAR6%
Top cyanotype paper search terms
- cyanotype paper28K/yr
- sun print paper3K/yr
- light sensitive paper4K/yr
- cyanotype paper a43K/yr
Top cyanotype 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
24 Sheets Sun Print Paper Kit 5.83x4.13in Cyanotype Paper with Transparent Folder High Sensitive Nature Solar Print Paper for Kids Adults Art Crafts DIY Project
Tinoaly£6.084.3★143 rev
Cyanotype Paper Kit - 32PCS A4 High Sensitive Sun Art Paper Kit with Acrylic Panel and 4 Clips 11.69×8.27 Inch Nature Printing Papers Set for Kids Adults Arts Crafts Solar Drawing Papers DIY Projects
XunHe£12.705.0★5 rev
DEFIYEAR 32 PCS Cyanotype Paper A5 High Sensitive Sun Print Paper Kit Cyanotype Papers with Acrylic Panel and Clips for DIY Crafts and Printing Perfect for Kids and Adults to Explore Art Projects
DEFIYEAR£7.264.2★3 rev
48pcs Cyanotype Printing Paper 11.5x8.1cm/4.53x3.19in Solar Sun Printing Paper Sunprint Kit with 2 Plastic Panels for Beginners or Artists Creative Nature & Botanical Art DIY
Goktvai£6.713.8★10 rev
24PCS A6 Sun Print Paper Kit 5.82x4.13In/14.8x10.5CM Cyanotype Paper High Sensitive Nature Solar Print Papers with Transparent Folder for teeny Adults Arts Crafts Solar Drawing Papers DIY Projects
Pengshow£5.464.6★3 rev
Newest
by launch date
A6 Cyanotype Sunprint Paper Kit 24 Sheets Sun Print Papers with Plastic Panel & 4 Metal Clips High Sensitive Solar Printing Set for DIY Nature Art Craft Projects
Goktvai£6.7310 rev
48pcs Cyanotype Printing Paper 11.5x8.1cm/4.53x3.19in Solar Sun Printing Paper Sunprint Kit with 2 Plastic Panels for Beginners or Artists Creative Nature & Botanical Art DIY
Goktvai£6.7110 rev
Cyanotype Paper Kit - 32PCS A4 High Sensitive Sun Art Paper Kit with Acrylic Panel and 4 Clips 11.69×8.27 Inch Nature Printing Papers Set for Kids Adults Arts Crafts Solar Drawing Papers DIY Projects
XunHe£12.705 rev
Cyanotype Paper Kit - 32PCS A5 High Sensitive Sun Art Paper Kit with Acrylic Panel and 4 Clips 21×14.8cm Nature Sun Printing Papers Set for Kids Adults Arts Crafts Solar Drawing Papers DIY Projects
XunHe£7.885 rev
LOPYXBR 96 Sheets A5 Cyanotype Paper Kit 21x14.8CM Premium Sun Print Paper Kit with Acrylic Panel and 12 Clips Blue Light Sensitive Papers Solar Printing Papers for Artistic Creation DIY Projects
LOPYXBR£15.550 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumA6 Cyanotype Sunprint Paper Kit 24 Sheets Sun Print Papers with Plastic Panel & 4 Metal Clips High Sensitive Solar Printing Set for DIY Nature Art Craft Projects
Goktvai£6.733.8★
48pcs Cyanotype Printing Paper 11.5x8.1cm/4.53x3.19in Solar Sun Printing Paper Sunprint Kit with 2 Plastic Panels for Beginners or Artists Creative Nature & Botanical Art DIY
Goktvai£6.713.8★
Cyanotype Paper Kit - 32PCS A5 High Sensitive Sun Art Paper Kit with Acrylic Panel and 4 Clips 21×14.8cm Nature Sun Printing Papers Set for Kids Adults Arts Crafts Solar Drawing Papers DIY Projects
XunHe£7.885.0★
Tinoaly 32 Sheets Sun Print Paper 4 Inch Square Cyanotype Paper with A6 Folder High Heat Sensitive Light Solar Transfer Activated Printing Kit for DIY Art Photo Crafts for Kids Handicraft Project
Tinoaly£6.984.6★
24PCS A6 Sun Print Paper Kit 5.82x4.13In/14.8x10.5CM Cyanotype Paper High Sensitive Nature Solar Print Papers with Transparent Folder for teeny Adults Arts Crafts Solar Drawing Papers DIY Projects
Pengshow£5.464.6★
What buyers say about cyanotype paper
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use”
“Card is high quality so theres no fear of it tearing when washing with water”
“Great fun”
“Excellent Value”
“results better than expected”
“this print was by far the most detailed as it held the fern firmly against the paper”
“Very useful, quick use cyanotype paper”
“I got beautiful sun prints from these with great contrast”
“The instructions are easy to follow”
What buyers complain about
“Average quality”
“Doesn't work”
“Ok. Not exactly as described”
“Unfortunately, the paper is too flimsy and rinsing the unredacted ferricyanide causes the paper to be completely ruined”
“Badly packaged no instructions”
“It's impossible to make a proper print using such poor quality paper”
“The card is too large so doesnt fit”
“Not the colours in the pictures”
“Poor coating”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cyanotype paper profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £35K/yr across 32 tracked products. 1 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +99.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
- How competitive is the cyanotype paper niche?
- 21 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cyanotype paper?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.5%.
- What does it cost to enter the cyanotype paper niche?
- Listings span £4.21–£21.06; the average listing price is £8.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 42 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.