A composition containing (wt.%) a polymer selected from polyamide, polyamide derivatives, or mixtures of these (88-99.99), flow aid (0.1-25), in which, the drying loss of flow aid as determined in accordance with ISO 787/2 after 5 days conditioning at atmospheric relative humidity of 95% is less than 1% is new. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a process for coating a shaped part with the composition; (2) a process for preparation of test bodies in which a test body obtained from the composition is prepared by a laser sinter process.