matte black pla
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$24.66avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great11.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great$10.27–$46.00cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$588K$588K/yr · 204K searches
Competition
Good55%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay1,933.32avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-7.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, matte black pla is a $588K/yr Amazon United States market (204K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
matte black pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $617K–$740K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.7%
- Avg BSR
- #75
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 96%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 36 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
3%
- SUNLU50%
- Polymaker18%
- ELEGOO11%
- OVERTURE8%
- YOOPAI7%
- Deeplee2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.0% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top matte black pla search terms
- matte black pla41K/yr
- sunlu matte pla38K/yr
- sunlu pla matte21K/yr
- matte black filament12K/yr
- matte black pla filament12K/yr
- polymaker matte pla12K/yr
- pla matte black10K/yr
- sunlu matte11K/yr
- black matte pla8K/yr
- panchroma matte pla8K/yr
Top matte black pla 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
SUNLU 1KG PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte Black
SUNLU$14.894.6★1,175 rev
Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Charcoal Black
Polymaker$15.724.6★1,337 rev
OVERTURE Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Matte Black
OVERTURE$15.104.4★6,669 rev
SUNLU 1KG PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte White
SUNLU$15.354.6★546 rev
SUNLU 4KG Bundle PLA Matte 1.75mm Matte Surface 3D Printer Filament
SUNLU$42.174.2★269 rev
Newest
by launch date
SUNLU High Speed Matte PLA 3D Printer Filament Bundle
SUNLU$36.2919 rev
Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA Filament 1.75 Refill 1kg Charcoal Black
Polymaker$14.22489 rev
ELEGOO Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 4KG 3D Printer Filament High Precision 4pcs 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO$42.42871 rev
SUNLU Matte PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 4KG Black*4
SUNLU$42.94174 rev
SUNLU Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG (2.2LBS) Black
YOOPAI$14.19107 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSUNLU High Speed Matte PLA 3D Printer Filament Bundle
SUNLU$36.294.8★
TECBEARS Black Matte PLA Filament for High Speed 50-600mm/s Printing
TECBEARS$10.844.4★
ELEGOO Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 4KG 3D Printer Filament High Precision 4pcs 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO$42.424.7★
SUNLU High Speed Matte PLA 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 4KG
SUNLU$46.004.5★
SUNLU Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 4KG (8.8LBS) Black 4 Pack
YOOPAI$44.164.3★
What buyers say about matte black pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing quality”
“Good for the price”
“Color is accurate and consistent”
“Good quality PLA”
“Its easy to use its compatible”
“This filament works really well”
“Works as advertised”
“it sticks really well”
“Easy to use”
“It feeds smoothly”
What buyers complain about
“It stops the print”
“It seems like quality control may have declined”
“My issue is not with adhesion”
“I had similar issues with this brand with gray”
“Not usable”
“it did not work well for us”
“obviously something is off with the material”
“Originally purchased due to cheaper filament price”
“eventually fail”
“It doesn't fit the Bambu roll”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is matte black pla profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $588K/yr across 25 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the matte black pla niche?
- 8 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in matte black pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for matte black pla peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the matte black pla niche?
- Listings span $10.27–$46.00; the average listing price is $24.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,933 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.