tracing paper
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.05–$8.20) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Good1,429.07avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£201K£201K/yr · 244K searches
Competition
Okay65%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-24.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£4.53avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.05–£8.20cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tracing paper is a £201K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (244K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tracing paper market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £181K–£227K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.2%
- Avg BSR
- #15
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 9.2%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
32
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
21%
- kuou20%
- SketchLine18%
- Xulmar15%
- sukevitor10%
- GZSYWZ9%
- Silvine8%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top tracing paper search terms
- tracing paper169K/yr
- tracing paper a453K/yr
- a4 tracing paper10K/yr
- tracing-paper3K/yr
- tracing paper pad5K/yr
- a4 tracing paper pad3K/yr
Top tracing 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 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SketchLine Tracing Paper A4 Size 25 Sheets (63gsm) with High Transparency & Optimum Thickness for Drawing Sketching & Dressmaking
SketchLine£4.094.6★935 rev
Xulmar Tracing Paper A4 63 GSM - Pack of 50 Sheets Tracing Paper for Sewing Patterns Drawing Overlays & Sketching on Art Paper & Sketch Book
Xulmar£5.564.6★1,907 rev
kuou 100 Sheets Tracing Paper A4 Tracing Paper Clear Drafting Pape for Design Sketching Drawing Calligraphy Graphic Scrapbooking & Dressmaking
kuou£4.503.7★2,316 rev
100 Sheets Tracing Paper A4 Tracing Paper Transparent Papers for Sketching Calligraphy Scrapbooking Gift Packaging etc
sukevitor£3.304.0★205 rev
GZSYWZ 100 Sheets Tracing Paper - A4 Tracing Paper Clear Drafting Paper for Design Sketching Drawing Calligraphy Graphic Scrapbooking & Dressmaking
GZSYWZ£3.483.7★30 rev
Newest
by launch date
Hawksbill A4 Tracing Paper Transparent Paper 25 Sheet 63 GSM for Calligraphy Drawing Overlays Sketching Arts & Crafts
Hawksbill£2.9715 rev
GZSYWZ 100 Sheets Tracing Paper - A4 Tracing Paper Clear Drafting Paper for Design Sketching Drawing Calligraphy Graphic Scrapbooking & Dressmaking
GZSYWZ£3.4830 rev
DagouColor Tracing Paper 21.6 X 27.9CM (100 Sheets) 1 Pack
DagouColor£5.17284 rev
Koncci 100 Sheets A4 Tracing Paper (63gsm) Transparent Drawing Paper A4 with High Transparency &Thickness for Drawing Overlays Sketching Sewing Patterns Dressmaking
Koncci£5.82130 rev
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£4.97220 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGZSYWZ 100 Sheets Tracing Paper - A4 Tracing Paper Clear Drafting Paper for Design Sketching Drawing Calligraphy Graphic Scrapbooking & Dressmaking
GZSYWZ£3.483.7★
kuou 100 Sheets Tracing Paper A4 Tracing Paper Clear Drafting Pape for Design Sketching Drawing Calligraphy Graphic Scrapbooking & Dressmaking
kuou£4.503.7★
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★
Sivine A4 Professional Tracing Pad. 50 Sheets of Quality Heavyweight Tracing Paper (90gsm) Ref A4TPR
Silvine£5.174.6★
SketchLine Tracing Paper A4 Size 25 Sheets (63gsm) with High Transparency & Optimum Thickness for Drawing Sketching & Dressmaking
SketchLine£4.094.6★
What buyers say about tracing paper
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good value and quality arrived quickly”
“Good price”
“Just what I needed”
“Fit for purpose”
“Easy to use”
“the tracing paper itself is nice and thick”
“Exactly what I was looking for to make craft patterns”
“Very good thickness”
“strong, good stuff”
“Perfect for patterns”
What buyers complain about
“Thin”
“definitely quantity over quality – very cheap”
“Very flimsy”
“False description”
“No value for money”
“definitely not A4 sized: 1.5cm too short”
“Too thin”
“it does not work well”
“cover stained”
“Hard to rub out”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tracing paper profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £201K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the tracing paper niche?
- 13 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tracing paper?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.5%.
- When does demand for tracing paper peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tracing paper niche?
- Listings span £2.05–£8.20; the average listing price is £4.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,429 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.