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title: "Metallic Pla — $271K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **metallic pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (1.0%), but soft demand (-23.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 49Growth 13Conversion 59Competition 72Returns 95Price range 64Avg price 95Brand share 22Review moat 38Quality gap 50
**Returns**
**Great****1.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$33.88**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****42%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Price range**
**Good****$14.51–$146.94**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****$271K**
$271K/yr · 156K searches
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,660.66**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Bad****91%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-23.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, metallic pla is a $271K/yr Amazon United States market (156K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **metallic pla market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **6K–8K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$203K–$271K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#98**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **76%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **34 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **198 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **—flat
**Sellers**
**18**
**Top-5 brand share**
**91%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**42%**
Top 20: 81%
**Open market**
**6%**
- SUNLU62% - YOOPAI20% - AMOLEN3% - ERYONE3% - UJOYBIO3% - GIANTARM2% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 6%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 51 weeks — -23.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KHoliday '25Spike '26Aug '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/metallic-pla/trend)
## **Top metallic pla search terms**
- **sunlu silk pla**28K/yr-26.8%2.8% conv. - **metallic pla**20K/yr-18.1%2.5% conv. - **sunlu silk**19K/yr-26.6%2.1% conv. - **silk filament bundle**15K/yr-11.3%1.6% conv. - **sunlu pla silk**14K/yr-24.6%2.3% conv. - **silk pla bundle**12K/yr-31.9%0.6% conv. - **silk pla filament bundle**8K/yr-46.3%1.5% conv. - **pla metallic filament**6K/yr-33.5%3.0% conv. - **sunlu silk pla filament**3K/yr+41.0%2.2% conv. - **pla metallic**5K/yr-12.7%4.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/metallic-pla/search-terms)
## **Top metallic 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%4%$11K8%$22K12%$33K16%$43K101001K10K100K 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 3D Printer Silk Filament Shiny Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Smooth Silky Surface Great Easy to Print for 3D Printers Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Silk Silver 1KG**SUNLU**$16.57**4.5★4,513 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5ZLFTRN) [2**SUNLU Silk PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Chrome Like Gloss Finish Smooth Silk Texture Upgraded Formula for Stable Printing 1kg(2.2lbs) PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament Silver**YOOPAI**$18.03**4.6★1,201 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5H3NRL3) [3**SUNLU 3D Printer Silk Filament Shiny Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Smooth Silky Surface Great Easy to Print for 3D Printers Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Silk Light Gold 1KG**SUNLU**$17.30**4.5★4,513 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5ZK5TLC) [4**SUNLU Silk Pla Plus Filament 4kg Bundle (Blue+Purple+Green+Silver)**SUNLU**$49.84**4.7★26 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F98KZ4V7) [5**SUNLU Multicolor 4-Color Silk PLA+ Filament Bundle 4kg in Total**SUNLU**$71.17**4.5★35 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6LQZWF9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**UJOYBIO Metallic PLA Filament 1.75mmm Metal-Like Shiny 3D Printer Filament Metallic Silk 3D Filament Compatible with Most FDM 3D Printers 0.25KG Metal Silk 8 Rolls**UJOYBIO**$33.05**105 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5XZ2H26) [**250g Silk PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Bundle SUNLU 3D Printer Filament Glossy Smooth Silky Surface 250g Spool 8 Rolls Gold+Silver+Red+Bronze+Copper+Blue+Pink+Orange**YOOPAI**$47.18**1,305 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4MH1WQD) [**SUNLU PLA+ Silk Rainbow Filament 1.75mm 8 Rainbow Color**SUNLU**$43.47**22 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRYVKH43) [**SUNLU 250G Silk Quadruple Color PLA Filament Bundle Muticolor 1kg in Total**SUNLU**$25.68**34 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQHG38B7) [**SUNLU Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG(2.2lbs) 330 Meters Silky Light Gold**SUNLU**$16.33**42 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL1YZSSD)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**UJOYBIO Metallic PLA Filament 1.75mmm Metal-Like Shiny 3D Printer Filament Metallic Silk 3D Filament Compatible with Most FDM 3D Printers 0.25KG Metal Silk 8 Rolls**UJOYBIO**$33.05**4.1★**▲ 183%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5XZ2H26) [**250g Silk PLA+ Filament 1.75mm Bundle SUNLU 3D Printer Filament Glossy Smooth Silky Surface 250g Spool 8 Rolls Gold+Silver+Red+Bronze+Copper+Blue+Pink+Orange**YOOPAI**$47.18**4.4★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4MH1WQD) [**SUNLU Silk Pla Plus Filament 4kg Bundle (Blue+Purple+Green+Silver)**SUNLU**$49.84**4.7★**▲ 99%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F98KZ4V7) [**SUNLU Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG(2.2lbs) 330 Meters Silky Light Gold**SUNLU**$16.33**4.6★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FL1YZSSD) [**SUNLU Silk Triple Color Pla Filament Silk PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Shiny Silk Texture Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool (2.2 lbs) PLA Silk Triple Color (Blue Green Purple)**SUNLU**$20.97**4.5★**▲ 80%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJJB9YJ2)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about metallic pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**32%
*“Color is true”*
**Quality-Overall**21%
*“Amazing quality”*
**Material Quality**7%
*“Good Quality Material Perfect with integrated Bambu Lab default Settings”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Good Price”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%
*“Very bright”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**4%
*“-Excellent bed adhesion”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to Use”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Other filaments work fine”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“Compatible with most printers”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“as advertised”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**19%
*“Color off”*
**Print Quality**14%
*“I'm not that great at printing things”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“poor quality control”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“These do not fit”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%
*“Not shiny as advertised”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Misleading Picture”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**5%
*“Wont stick to itself”*
**Durability**3%
*“Breaks easily”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“slowing the machine down”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“Will not fit in AMS”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**39%
**Color**12%
**Compatibility-Overall**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Print Quality**5%
**Value For Money**4%
**Material Quality**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Product Condition**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is metallic pla profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $271K/yr across 38 tracked products. 7 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the metallic pla niche?**
- 12 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in metallic pla?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Print Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
- **What does it cost to enter the metallic pla niche?**
- Listings span $14.51–$146.94; the average listing price is $33.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,661 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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