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# **matte black pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 64Growth 21Conversion 94Competition 50Returns 97Price range 84Avg price 95Brand share 15Review moat 46Quality gap 42
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$24.66**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****11.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Great****$10.27–$46.00**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Good****$588K**
$588K/yr · 204K searches
**Competition**
**Good****55%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,933.32**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-7.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/matte-black-pla/trend)
## **Top matte black pla search terms**
- **matte black pla**41K/yr-0.3%14.6% conv. - **sunlu matte pla**38K/yr-20.4%2.8% conv. - **sunlu pla matte**21K/yr-20.8%3.1% conv. - **matte black filament**12K/yr+1.7%10.7% conv. - **matte black pla filament**12K/yr+0.6%11.5% conv. - **polymaker matte pla**12K/yr-3.8%2.4% conv. - **pla matte black**10K/yr+1.7%11.3% conv. - **sunlu matte**11K/yr-21.5%2.2% conv. - **black matte pla**8K/yr+12.5%14.1% conv. - **panchroma matte pla**8K/yr-4.9%2.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/matte-black-pla/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$59K20%$118K30%$177K40%$235K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**SUNLU 1KG PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte Black**SUNLU**$14.89**4.6★1,175 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFHJ4131) [2**Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Charcoal Black**Polymaker**$15.72**4.6★1,337 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7ZYCVTY) [3**OVERTURE Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Matte Black**OVERTURE**$15.10**4.4★6,669 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089S2QDHD) [4**SUNLU 1KG PLA Matte 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte White**SUNLU**$15.35**4.6★546 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD7K5SQK) [5**SUNLU 4KG Bundle PLA Matte 1.75mm Matte Surface 3D Printer Filament**SUNLU**$42.17**4.2★269 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ2RTRNC)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SUNLU High Speed Matte PLA 3D Printer Filament Bundle**SUNLU**$36.29**19 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6DVFDJP) [**Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA Filament 1.75 Refill 1kg Charcoal Black**Polymaker**$14.22**489 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ83PB4B) [**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**$42.42**871 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHDM1JGY) [**SUNLU Matte PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 4KG Black*4**SUNLU**$42.94**174 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCF1M7C1) [**SUNLU Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG (2.2LBS) Black**YOOPAI**$14.19**107 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6YGC23D)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SUNLU High Speed Matte PLA 3D Printer Filament Bundle**SUNLU**$36.29**4.8★**▲ 223%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G6DVFDJP) [**TECBEARS Black Matte PLA Filament for High Speed 50-600mm/s Printing**TECBEARS**$10.84**4.4★**▲ 182%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPSKM1B5) [**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**$42.42**4.7★**▲ 136%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHDM1JGY) [**SUNLU High Speed Matte PLA 3D Printing Filament 1.75mm 4KG**SUNLU**$46.00**4.5★**▲ 79%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6V2CBHY) [**SUNLU Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 4KG (8.8LBS) Black 4 Pack**YOOPAI**$44.16**4.3★**▲ 73%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6YHDR3N)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about matte black pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**26%
*“Amazing quality”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Good for the price”*
**Color**10%
*“Color is accurate and consistent”*
**Material Quality**8%
*“Good quality PLA”*
**Compatibility-Overall**7%
*“Its easy to use its compatible”*
**Efficiency**6%
*“This filament works really well”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Works as advertised”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“it sticks really well”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy to use”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“It feeds smoothly”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Print Quality**17%
*“It stops the print”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“It seems like quality control may have declined”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**12%
*“My issue is not with adhesion”*
**Color**6%
*“I had similar issues with this brand with gray”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Not usable”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“it did not work well for us”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“obviously something is off with the material”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Originally purchased due to cheaper filament price”*
**Durability**4%
*“eventually fail”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“It doesn't fit the Bambu roll”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**14%
**Print Quality**12%
**Functionality-Overall**11%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Value For Money**7%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Material Quality**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**5%
## **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.
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