plastic cement
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.3%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$21.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Great$1.4M$1.4M/yr · 1.1M searches
Price range
Great$6.00–$72.33cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,487.68avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay64%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-5.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, plastic cement is a $1.4M/yr Amazon United States market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plastic cement market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $1.1M–$1.3M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.6%
- Avg BSR
- #74
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 158 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
122
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
0%
- TAMIYA84%
- GRAS Art Bundles11%
- SWIFFAR2%
- Testors2%
- Berkland1%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 47 weeks — -5.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top plastic cement search terms
- tamiya266K/yr
- tamiya model kits264K/yr
- tamiya extra thin cement125K/yr
- tamiya rc155K/yr
- plastic cement59K/yr
- tamiya rc kit56K/yr
- tamiya cement51K/yr
- tamiya rc car kit32K/yr
- tamiya extra thin14K/yr
- tamiya glue21K/yr
Top plastic cement 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tamiya 87038 Extra Thin Cement Glue Fine Tip 40ml 2 Pack
TAMIYA$17.164.6★2,299 rev
Tamiya 87038 Extra Thin Cement Glue Fine Tip 40ml
TAMIYA$9.784.6★15,769 rev
TAMIYA America Inc Extra-Thin Cement TAM87038
TAMIYA$10.284.7★1,677 rev
Tamiya TAM87012 Plastic Cement 20ml
TAMIYA$8.574.7★2,874 rev
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement with Fine Tip Applicator and 10 Pixiss Miniature Foam Applicator Brushes - 4 oz Plastic Model Glue for Miniatures Scale Models - Brush Set for Modeling and Gundam Kits
GRAS Art Bundles$17.924.5★58 rev
Newest
by launch date
Plastic Glue Permanent Clear Super Glue for Plastic Heavy Duty Repair Cement Kit for Model Miniatures 3D Prints Acrylic PLA Metal Car Waterproof and Safe to Use
SWIFFAR$6.00323 rev
Acrylic Bonding Cement with Applicator Bottle 4 oz Clear Adhesive for Plexiglass and Plastic Sheets Fast-Setting Glue
Berkland$19.93368 rev
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement for Plastic Models with Pixiss Blending Swabs 3 Needle Tip Squeeze Bottles and Funnel - Glue for Miniatures Model Cars
GRAS Art Bundles$22.0375 rev
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement with Fine Tip Applicator and 10 Pixiss Miniature Foam Applicator Brushes - 4 oz Plastic Model Glue for Miniatures Scale Models - Brush Set for Modeling and Gundam Kits
GRAS Art Bundles$17.9258 rev
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement with Fine Tip Applicator and Pixiss Miniature Paint Brushes and Hobby Knife Set - 4 oz Plastic Model Glue - 6 Fine Detail Paint Brush Set and Craft Knife Set for Gundam Kits
GRAS Art Bundles$30.4618 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAcrylic Bonding Cement with Applicator Bottle 4 oz Clear Adhesive for Plexiglass and Plastic Sheets Fast-Setting Glue
Berkland$19.934.5★
Plastic Glue Permanent Clear Super Glue for Plastic Heavy Duty Repair Cement Kit for Model Miniatures 3D Prints Acrylic PLA Metal Car Waterproof and Safe to Use
SWIFFAR$6.004.4★
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement Glue Fine Tip 40ml - 2 Pack (White Liquid Plastic Hobby Modeling Adhesives Cement)
TAMIYA$16.914.5★
Tamiya Extra Thin Cement for Plastic Models with Pixiss Blending Swabs 3 Needle Tip Squeeze Bottles and Funnel - Glue for Miniatures Model Cars
GRAS Art Bundles$22.034.3★
2 Pack TAMIYA 87038 Extra Thin Cement Glue FINE TIP 40ML Includes CHICAGOLAND RC Coupon
TAMIYA$16.864.6★
What buyers say about plastic cement
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The adhesion performance is top notch”
“Reliable products”
“Works extremely well”
“It works as advertised”
“Easy to Use”
“Great acrylic cement”
“it lasts a long time it can have a strong smell if left open for long periods of time its very easy to use”
“Love it, strong and holds”
“Absolutely wonderful product for the quantity and price”
“Works as designed”
What buyers complain about
“Terrible adhesive”
“one of the bottles leaked”
“Didn't work for me”
“was too thick to fill in the cracks I was trying to fill”
“case smelled horrible”
“Quality control problem”
“Hard to control”
“thus ruining hours of effort you've put into construction”
“They aren't large”
“Many of the tools are quickly chipping their coating away”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plastic cement profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $1.4M/yr across 22 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -5.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the plastic cement niche?
- 5 brands and 122 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plastic cement?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Leak-Proof, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the plastic cement niche?
- Listings span $6.00–$72.33; the average listing price is $21.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,488 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.