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title: "Polycarbonate Filament — $132K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **polycarbonate filament**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-1.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 30Growth 24Conversion 50Competition 36Returns 92Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 25Review moat 92Quality gap 50
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$30.31**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$22.87–$47.31**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****159**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Great****1.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Okay****4.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****63%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****$132K**
$132K/yr · 109K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****90%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-1.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, polycarbonate filament is a $132K/yr Amazon United States market (109K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **polycarbonate filament market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$121K–$152K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#358**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **58%**
- **Out of stock**
- **11.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **40 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **212 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**13**
**Top-5 brand share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**7%**
- Polymaker30% - ELEGOO22% - SUNLU18% - ANYCUBIC13% - OVERTURE7% - CC3D3% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/polycarbonate-filament/trend)
## **Top polycarbonate filament search terms**
- **pc filament**51K/yr+0.7%3.0% conv. - **polycarbonate filament**46K/yr+1.0%3.2% conv. - **pc filament 1.75mm**7K/yr-19.8%4.3% conv. - **polycarbonate filament 1.75mm**3K/yr-12.1%4.8% conv. - **polycarbonate 3d printer filament**2K/yr-18.4%3.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/polycarbonate-filament/search-terms)
## **Top polycarbonate filament 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%$7K10%$13K15%$20K20%$26K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Polymaker PolyLite PC Filament 1.75mm 1kg Transparent**Polymaker**$28.79**4.5★543 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KKMLKRF) [2**SUNLU PC Filament 1.75mm Polycarbonate 3D Printing Filament Natural White**SUNLU**$30.12**4.8★14 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB2KNC8P) [3**ELEGOO PC Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG Tough and Durable Professional 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool Heat Resistant 3D Printing Polycarbonate Material**ELEGOO**$28.38**3.8★25 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSHYXMNV) [4**Polymaker Polymax Tough PC Filament 1.75mm 0.75kg Black**Polymaker**$36.35**4.5★543 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KLCMGKC) [5**ELEGOO PC Filament 1.75mm Clear Black 1KG Tough and Durable Professional 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool Heat Resistant 3D Printing Polycarbonate Material**ELEGOO**$28.08**4.3★23 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSHYYDYS)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SUNLU PC Filament 1.75mm Polycarbonate 3D Printing Filament Lime White**SUNLU**$27.92**1 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8GZMC7W) [**PC Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG High Heat Resistant Polycarbonate 5-Hour Vacuum Oven Dried Ready to Print for Bambu Lab X1C P1S P1P A1**SunTop Food Safe**$22.87**1 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2MQ1DZ5) [**ANYCUBIC PC Filament 1.75mm Tough and Long-Lasting Polycarbonate 3D Printer Filament Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit Most FDM 3D Printer 1KG Spool Black**ANYCUBIC**$27.54**13 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPQ7V6T3) [**ANYCUBIC PC Filament 1.75mm Tough and Long-Lasting Polycarbonate 3D Printer Filament Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit Most FDM 3D Printer Translucent White**ANYCUBIC**$26.19**3 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPQBWKB1) [**ANYCUBIC PC Filament 1.75mm Tough and Long-Lasting Polycarbonate 3D Printer Filament Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit Most FDM 3D Printer 1KG Spool White**ANYCUBIC**$28.33**7 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPQC64C2)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**ANYCUBIC PC Filament 1.75mm Tough and Long-Lasting Polycarbonate 3D Printer Filament Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit Most FDM 3D Printer Translucent White**ANYCUBIC**$26.19**5.0★**▲ 245%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPQBWKB1) [**PC Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG High Heat Resistant Polycarbonate 5-Hour Vacuum Oven Dried Ready to Print for Bambu Lab X1C P1S P1P A1**SunTop Food Safe**$22.87**5.0★**▲ 238%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2MQ1DZ5) [**SUNLU PC Filament 1.75mm Polycarbonate 3D Printing Filament Lime White**SUNLU**$27.92**5.0★**▲ 104%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8GZMC7W) [**ANYCUBIC PC Filament 1.75mm Tough and Long-Lasting Polycarbonate 3D Printer Filament Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit Most FDM 3D Printer 1KG Spool White**ANYCUBIC**$28.33**3.7★**▲ 103%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPQC64C2) [**SUNLU PC Filament 1.75mm Polycarbonate 3D Printing Filament Natural White**SUNLU**$30.12**4.8★**▲ 64%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB2KNC8P)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about polycarbonate filament**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Strength**19%
*“Strong parts with nice finish”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**13%
*“Adhesion is good with this stuff”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“It totally exceeded my expectations”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Its reasonably affordable”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Great for functional parts”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“easy to use”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“a strong material”*
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
*“it came out great in my P2S”*
**Heating**4%
*“heat resistance for now”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Works perfectly”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Garbage tier PC”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**9%
*“Adhesion is a problem”*
**Print Quality**9%
*“it's very definitely grey when printed”*
**Heating**8%
*“Small fractures from cooling”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“This stuff is really hard to print with”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“Worst material ever”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“cost me far more than what simply printing it in polycarbonate would be”*
**Durability**4%
*“Weird brittleness only after being under tension”*
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
*“The part snaps on like OEM”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Is either that its too small or doesnt have enough friction”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
**Compatibility-Overall**12%
**Material Quality**11%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Print Quality**9%
**Defective Material/Parts**8%
**Color**8%
**Size-Overall**6%
**Product Condition**4%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**4%
## **Common questions**
- **Is polycarbonate filament profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $132K/yr across 19 tracked products. 2 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- **How competitive is the polycarbonate filament niche?**
- 10 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in polycarbonate filament?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness, Print Quality. The return rate is 1.2%.
- **When does demand for polycarbonate filament peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the polycarbonate filament niche?**
- Listings span $22.87–$47.31; the average listing price is $30.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 159 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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