Carpet Tape
FailPrices span $3.75–$8.27, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Carpet Tape is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 1,774 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −8 vs the category median of 4941
- Market size
- £344K/yr353K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -24.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 81%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 10 sellers
Flapen Score
Carpet Tape against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Carpet Tape is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Carpet Tape market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Carpet Tape 353K times last year and spent an estimated £344K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
15.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 353K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -24.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £344K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 353K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -24.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 15.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £344Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- carpet tape126K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £6.22.
Listings sell for £6.22 on average, from £3.75 to £8.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £6.22 that is £31K to £37K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £6.22under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.75–£8.27
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 50K–60K
- Units per listing a year
- 5,000–6,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £31K–£37K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #4 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 5,787 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 100%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #4in Adhesives & Sealers
- Average rating
- 4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 5,787per listing
- Listings tracked
- 10
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Carpet Tape products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
DIY Doctor Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty 1 Pack (20 Metres x 21mm) No Residue Extra Strong Sticky Rug Grip Tape Carpet Grippers for Rugs
- Price
- £5.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 20,837
- Age
- 7y ago

Target Control 50ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Wood Floors Laminate & Vinyl Flooring Non Slip Gripper Tape
- Price
- £5.37
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,590
- Age
- 2y ago

Rugistic Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty 25mm x 20m - Extra Strong Rug Tape & Rug Gripper for Wood Floors Laminate Vinyl & Tile - Non Slip Mat Grip for Rugs Runners & Mats - Residue-Free
- Price
- £5.63
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 306
- Age
- 3y ago

YISUMEI Heavy Duty Double Sided Carpet Tape 22mm x 25m - Extra Strong Rug Gripper for Carpets Laminate & Hard Floors No Residue Anti-Slip Adhesive
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 389
- Age
- 2y ago

Double Sided Carpet Tape 21mm wide 20m long 160micron thickness cloth based
- Price
- £3.75
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
YISUMEI Heavy Duty Double Sided Carpet Tape 22mm x 25m - Extra Strong Rug Gripper for Carpets Laminate & Hard Floors No Residue Anti-Slip Adhesive
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 389
- Age
- 2y ago

Double Sided Carpet Tape 21mm wide 20m long 160micron thickness cloth based
- Price
- £3.75
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago

Target Control 36ft / 2 Extra Wide Carpet Tape for Rugs on Carpet Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Stop Rugs Moving Non Slip Rug Gripper Tape
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,590
- Age
- 2y ago

Target Control 65ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Carpet Vinyl Flooring & Wood Floors Non Slip Gripper Tape
- Price
- £8.27
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,590
- Age
- 3y ago

Rugistic Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty 25mm x 20m - Extra Strong Rug Tape & Rug Gripper for Wood Floors Laminate Vinyl & Tile - Non Slip Mat Grip for Rugs Runners & Mats - Residue-Free
- Price
- £5.63
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 306
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Double Sided Carpet Tape 21mm wide 20m long 160micron thickness cloth based
- Price
- £3.75
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 57
- Age
- 1y ago

YISUMEI Heavy Duty Double Sided Carpet Tape 22mm x 25m - Extra Strong Rug Gripper for Carpets Laminate & Hard Floors No Residue Anti-Slip Adhesive
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 389
- Age
- 2y ago

Target Control 50ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Wood Floors Laminate & Vinyl Flooring Non Slip Gripper Tape
- Price
- £5.37
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,590
- Age
- 2y ago

Target Control 36ft / 2 Extra Wide Carpet Tape for Rugs on Carpet Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Stop Rugs Moving Non Slip Rug Gripper Tape
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,590
- Age
- 2y ago

Target Control 65ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Carpet Vinyl Flooring & Wood Floors Non Slip Gripper Tape
- Price
- £8.27
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,590
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 81% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
6 falling
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- DIY Doctor50%
- Target Control20%
- Rugistic12%
- YISUMEI9%
- Double Dragon6%
- YYXLIFE3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Carpet Tape search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Carpet Tape search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- carpet tape126K/yr
- rug tape48K/yr
- double sided carpet tape44K/yr
- carpet tape double sided heavy duty31K/yr
- rug tape for carpet18K/yr
- double sided carpet tape heavy duty11K/yr
- carpet tape for rugs11K/yr
- double sided tape for carpet7K/yr
- rug tape for wood floors9K/yr
- carpet tape for rugs on top of carpet6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Carpet Tape
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Didn't stick for long
sticks to the floor
not sticky enough
Completely ineffective
Does not work ideally for me
Didn't work
stopped gripping
does no grip
it was not a good grip
Far from heavy duty
not as strong as described
Not strong
SO HARD TO REMOVE
making it difficult to remove
BUT impossible to remove
Love
great tape
Sticks really well
Sticks well
Excellent product
Good quality
Great item
Very strong"" Really good strong tape
Super strong
Strong hold
Did the job
Works as it should
As described
Easy to use
Easy to handle
Easy to cut
Return
0.7% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing
Didn't stick for long
sticks to the floor
not sticky enough
Completely ineffective
Does not work ideally for me
Didn't work
Misleading
Not as advertised
note SIZE is wrong on the advert it is 21mm
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