Black Tape
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.35–$8.92) — Black Tape doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Black Tape profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Tape is a £105K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (144K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Black Tape: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -5.3% over the last 90 days and 17.4% of searches end in a purchase.
£105K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand, so 36% of the market is open.
36%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 21 products
Top Black Tape products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Gorilla Tape Handy Roll Black 9m
- Price
- £2.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 29,954
- Age
- 9y ago
Faithfull FAITAPEPVCBK Black PVC Electrical Tape 19 mm x 20 m
- Price
- £1.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 8,066
- Age
- 22y ago
Duck Tape Original Black 50mm x 25m. The original high strength waterproof gaffer and duct adhesive cloth repair tape
- Price
- £3.72
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 12,830
- Age
- 19y ago
Duck Tape Solid Colours Black. Repair craft personalise decorate and educate - 48mm X 18.2m
- Price
- £2.63
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 37,191
- Age
- 15y ago
WINSOME Black Electrical Tape Waterproof Heat Resistant Tape 20m x 19mm - Strong Heavy Duty Sticky PVC Electric Insulation Tape for Wires and Cables (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £3.36
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,130
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Roe Tenpo Black Duct Tape - 48mm x 50m Heavy Duty Gaffer Tape Waterproof Extra Strong Adhesive Residue-Free Ideal for Sealing Wrapping Plumbing & Indoor/Outdoor Repairs (Black Pack of 1)
- Price
- £4.17
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 5y ago
Hapric 3 Rolls Black Duct Tape 48mm x 18m Gaffer Tape Heavy Duty Tape Waterproof for Indoor and Outdoor Repairing Sealing General Purpose
- Price
- £7.36
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 4mo ago
Stick Well Duct Tape Black 48mm x 50m Heavy Duty Gaffer Tape | Strong Waterproof Adhesive | Hand Tearable | Multi-Purpose for Repairs DIY Sealing & Packaging | Indoor & Outdoor Use
- Price
- £3.77
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 54
- Age
- 2y ago
Status IONOS Black PVC Tape 33 metres
- Price
- £1.66
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,214
- Age
- 2y ago
TUOTDE 1 Roll Black Electrical Tape Waterproof Heat Resistant Tape 20m x 18mm Strong Heavy Duty Sticky PVC Electric Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires
- Price
- £2.78
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 6mo ago
Newest
by launch dateHapric 3 Rolls Black Duct Tape 48mm x 18m Gaffer Tape Heavy Duty Tape Waterproof for Indoor and Outdoor Repairing Sealing General Purpose
- Price
- £7.36
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 4mo ago
TUOTDE 1 Roll Black Electrical Tape Waterproof Heat Resistant Tape 20m x 18mm Strong Heavy Duty Sticky PVC Electric Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires
- Price
- £2.78
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 6mo ago
Fyguard 3 Rolls Black Duct Tape 28m x 36mm Repair Gaffa Tape Waterproof Tape 210 Heavy Duty Adhesive Cloth Tape Universal for Indoor and Outdoor Use No residue (84m in Total)
- Price
- £7.30
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 51
- Age
- 7mo ago
G4GADGET Black Duct Tape 48mm x 45m Heavy Duty Gaffer Tape Weather Resistant Strong Adhesive for Indoor & Outdoor Repairs Packing Sealing Bundling & DIY
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 102
- Age
- 7mo ago
Fyguard Black Duct Tape 3 Rolls 210 48 mm x 28 m Waterproof No Residue
- Price
- £8.92
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 151
- Age
- 8mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
16 rising
Sellers
97
Top-5 brand share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
30%
- Duck21%
- GORILLA18%
- Faithfull10%
- Fyguard8%
- WINSOME7%
- TUOTDE6%
Black Tape demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Black Tape search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- black tape90K/yr
- black tape strong17K/yr
- black tape waterproof11K/yr
- black waterproof tape8K/yr
- strong black tape5K/yr
- black sticky tape3K/yr
- black adhesive tape4K/yr
- tape black3K/yr
- black sellotape3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Tape
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
84% of reviews“Great adhesion”
“Good Quality and delivered on time”
“Best Price”
“As advertised”
“its solid as a rock”
What buyers complain about
70% of reviews“Poor adhesive”
“Tape of differing quality”
“Slightly overpriced in my Opinion”
“is not as thick as the brands I have purchased off the shelf at my local hardware store”
“rips easily”
Black Tape return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
43%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Black Tape questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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