plastisol ink
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$25.11avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$12.86–$74.81cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay3.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay2,311.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$138K$138K/yr · 161K searches
Competition
Bad74%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-11.5%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, plastisol ink is a $138K/yr Amazon United States market (161K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plastisol ink market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $151K–$201K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.4%
- Avg BSR
- #24
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 81%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
11
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Speedball77%
- Screen Print Direct12%
- Smalltongue8%
- Falling in Art3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 56 weeks — -11.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top plastisol ink search terms
- screen printing ink69K/yr
- speedball screen printing ink27K/yr
- plastisol ink16K/yr
- screen print ink10K/yr
- screen printing paint7K/yr
- plastisol ink for screen printing7K/yr
- fabric screen printing ink5K/yr
- water based screen printing ink4K/yr
- screenprinting ink3K/yr
- screenprint ink3K/yr
Top plastisol ink 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Speedball Fabric Screen Printing Ink Starter Set 6-Colors 4 Fl Oz for T-Shirt and Silkscreen Printmaking
Speedball$29.684.7★5,732 rev
Speedball Fabric Screen Printing Ink 8-Ounce Black for T-Shirt and Silkscreen Printmaking
Speedball$12.954.7★7,389 rev
Speedball Fabric Screen Printing Ink 8-Ounce White for T-Shirt and Silkscreen Printmaking
Speedball$12.964.7★7,389 rev
Smalltongue Fabric Screen Printing Ink 8 Colors x 4 fl oz(120ml) Chalk Paste Paint for Silk Screen Transfer Paste for Screen Print for DIY Home Decor Fabric Shirts with Gift Packing
Smalltongue$24.174.4★684 rev
Screen Printing Fabric Ink Black (Pint - 16 oz.) - Plastisol Ink for Screen Printing Fast Curing Fabric Paint - Screen Print Direct USA Made
Screen Print Direct$27.294.6★216 rev
Newest
by launch date
Falling in Art Fabric Screen Printing Ink Set 4-Ounce Permanent Fabric Paints for T-Shirt and Silk Printmaking 6 Colors
Falling in Art$24.3256 rev
Speedball Fabric Screen Printing Ink Set 4oz Fluorescent Colors: Hot Pink Lime Green Orange & Blue
Speedball$20.97164 rev
Smalltongue Fabric Screen Printing Ink 8 Colors x 4 fl oz(120ml) Chalk Paste Paint for Silk Screen Transfer Paste for Screen Print for DIY Home Decor Fabric Shirts with Gift Packing
Smalltongue$24.17684 rev
Rapid Cure Screen Printing Ink White (Pint - 16oz.) - Plastisol Ink for Screen Printing Fast Curing Fabric Paint - Screen Print Direct USA Made
Screen Print Direct$27.05387 rev
Rapid Cure Screen Printing Ink White (Quart - 32oz.) - Plastisol Ink for Screen Printing Fast Curing Fabric Paint - Screen Print Direct USA Made
Screen Print Direct$41.08387 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Speedball 4600 Fabric Screen Printing Ink 32 fl oz. Black
Speedball$34.114.7★
Screen Printing Fabric Ink Black (Pint - 16 oz.) - Plastisol Ink for Screen Printing Fast Curing Fabric Paint - Screen Print Direct USA Made
Screen Print Direct$27.294.6★
Speedball Acrylic Screen Printing Ink Starter Set (4503)
Speedball$20.754.4★
Speedball Fabric Screen Printing Ink 8-Ounce Black for T-Shirt and Silkscreen Printmaking
Speedball$12.954.7★
Speedball 004620 4620 Acrylic Screen Printing Ink 8 Fl Oz. 237 ml White
Speedball$12.934.6★
What buyers say about plastisol ink
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Colors are great”
“Covers well”
“Easy to use and clean up”
“Easy to use”
“100% exactly what I ordered”
“Great product”
“The consistency is perfect—thick enough for crisp prints”
“Great for the value”
“Works great”
“Dries quickly”
What buyers complain about
“Paint was leaking out of container”
“Magenata bottle leaked”
“So if you really want red, beware”
“Really thin; not opaque at all”
“Product was dried out”
“Stain spread”
“This ink ruined so much of my inventory”
“Bad batch of crap”
“Dont get it its clogged my screen everytime I used it if u wanna use it to paint on fabric its good”
“these are expensive screens”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plastisol ink profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $138K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -11.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the plastisol ink niche?
- 4 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plastisol ink?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Paint Quality, Leak-Proof, Color. The return rate is 1.8%.
- When does demand for plastisol ink peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the plastisol ink niche?
- Listings span $12.86–$74.81; the average listing price is $25.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,312 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.