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title: "Tamiya Black — $55K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 38/100 · $55K/yr market · 50K searches/yr · $12.85 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **tamiya black**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 14Growth 14Conversion 81Competition 24Returns 98Price range 58Avg price 57Brand share 10Review moat 68Quality gap 24
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****8.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****788**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****$3.32–$31.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Good****$12.85**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****71%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Bad****$55K**
$55K/yr · 50K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-21.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tamiya black is a $55K/yr Amazon United States market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **tamiya black market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$51K–$64K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#343**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **85%**
- **Sponsored**
- **50%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **80 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **164 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**9 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**61**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**4%**
- TAMIYA57% - Testors17% - YISHIDA10% - Micro-Mark9% - AK Interactive2% - Vallejo2% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/tamiya-black/trend)
## **Top tamiya black search terms**
- **tamiya paint remover**6K/yr-19.6%1.7% conv. - **tamiya thinner**9K/yr-32.2%10.0% conv. - **enamel thinner**8K/yr-17.2%7.5% conv. - **enamel paint thinner**6K/yr+7.2%6.9% conv. - **testors paint thinner**5K/yr-23.0%14.4% conv. - **tamiya enamel thinner**5K/yr-21.6%6.5% conv. - **model paint thinner**4K/yr-29.3%10.9% conv. - **tamiya paint thinner**3K/yr-26.3%13.8% conv. - **tamiya x20**3K/yr-39.4%8.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/tamiya-black/search-terms)
## **Top tamiya black 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.
0%5%$3K10%$5K15%$8K20%$11K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Tamiya 81040 X-20Ael Acrylic Solvent 250Ml - 250ml / 8.45 Fl.Oz**TAMIYA**$15.32**4.8★497 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8Q99GG) [2**tamiya**TAMIYA**$31.33**4.7★1,930 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AI4L42) [3**Testors 1148TT Enamel Paint Thinner 0.25 Oz**Testors**$3.32**4.7★6,812 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005D70FX2) [4**Testors Enamel Plastic Model Paint Thinner & Brush Cleaner 1.75 oz. by Testor Corp.**YISHIDA**$10.20**4.7★1,627 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M368N60) [5**TAMIYA TAM81040 Acrylic/Poly X-20A Thinner 250ml**TAMIYA**$14.52**4.6★37 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLQLFPXK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies**Bellisinno**$10.28**110 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP4TKBWL) [**Micro-Mark Thinner 8 oz | Professional-Grade Thinner for Acrylics Enamels & More | Ideal for Precision Model Painting & Crafting**Micro-Mark**$12.24**88 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQD3NHT5) [**Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts**Micro-Mark**$10.94**55 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ8W94H9) [**TAMIYA TAM81040 Acrylic/Poly X-20A Thinner 250ml**TAMIYA**$14.52**37 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLQLFPXK) [**Tamiya 81040 X-20Ael Acrylic Solvent 250Ml - 250ml / 8.45 Fl.Oz**TAMIYA**$15.32**497 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8Q99GG)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Odorless Mineral Spirits 100ml Premium Odorless Paint Thinner for Oil Painting Odor-Free Solvent for Artists Thinning Oil Colors and Cleaning Brushes Professionals Oil Painting Supplies**Bellisinno**$10.28**4.3★**▲ 191%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP4TKBWL) [**TAMIYA 81040 Acrylic Paint Thinner X-20A 250ml bottle**TAMIYA**$13.72**4.6★**▲ 137%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000X1JSEA) [**Micro-Mark Airbrush Paint Thinner 8oz - Made in USA Acrylic Paint Thinner for Models Miniatures and Crafts**Micro-Mark**$10.94**4.5★**▲ 116%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQ8W94H9) [**Testors Airbrush Thinner**Testors**$16.19**4.4★**▲ 66%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003971762) [**Paint Stripper 100ml Bottle AK Interactive**AK Interactive**$15.50**4.3★**▲ 61%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PHAJLAS)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tamiya black**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**15%
*“Arrived exactly as described”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“High quality”*
**Paint Quality**12%
*“Testors works best with the Testors paint”*
**Thickness**10%
*“Excellent Airbrush thinner”*
**Smell**9%
*“Doesnt stink”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**8%
*“it helps me clean my brushes”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Works great - cost effective”*
**Efficiency**4%
*“Ised this in conjunction with another chemical to revitalize my outdoor cast aluminum furniture worked pretty good”*
**Color**3%
*“The colors are beautiful, smooth, and easy to work with”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Thickness**22%
*“Its paint thinner”*
**Paint Quality**20%
*“Bought some off market paint by number kits whose included paint too thick to fill in the small thin spaces on the canvas”*
**Functionality-Overall**9%
*“Doesnt work”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Garbage”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“They can be found cheaper if you look”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“the bottle was 2-3 times larger”*
**Smell**4%
*“I am not sure why it says it is odorless”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“it will not clean oil paint from a brush”*
**Breathability**2%
*“just dont breathe it in”*
**Color**2%
*“Before I even used it I was suspect given it's milky color”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**18%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Paint Quality**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Leak-Proof**10%
**Thickness**9%
**Thin**9%
**Value For Money**6%
**Cleaning Modes**4%
**Stain Resistance**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is tamiya black profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $55K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the tamiya black niche?**
- 9 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in tamiya black?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Paint Quality, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **When does demand for tamiya black peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the tamiya black niche?**
- Listings span $3.32–$31.33; the average listing price is $12.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 788 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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