carpet tape
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.75–$8.27) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible15.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good£344K£344K/yr · 353K searches
Review moat
Bad5,786.8avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£6.22avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad81%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-24.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad97%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£3.75–£8.27cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, carpet tape is a £344K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (353K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
carpet tape market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £311K–£373K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 15.7%
- Avg BSR
- #4
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up 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 & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.7% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top carpet tape search terms
- 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
Top carpet tape 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.
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
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
DIY Doctor£5.664.4★20,837 rev
Target Control 50ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Wood Floors Laminate & Vinyl Flooring Non Slip Gripper Tape
Target Control£5.374.5★2,590 rev
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
Rugistic£5.634.3★306 rev
YISUMEI Heavy Duty Double Sided Carpet Tape 22mm x 25m - Extra Strong Rug Gripper for Carpets Laminate & Hard Floors No Residue Anti-Slip Adhesive
YISUMEI£5.864.4★389 rev
Double Sided Carpet Tape 21mm wide 20m long 160micron thickness cloth based
Double Dragon£3.754.3★57 rev
Newest
by launch dateDouble Sided Carpet Tape 21mm wide 20m long 160micron thickness cloth based
Double Dragon£3.7557 rev
YISUMEI Heavy Duty Double Sided Carpet Tape 22mm x 25m - Extra Strong Rug Gripper for Carpets Laminate & Hard Floors No Residue Anti-Slip Adhesive
YISUMEI£5.86389 rev
Target Control 50ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Wood Floors Laminate & Vinyl Flooring Non Slip Gripper Tape
Target Control£5.372,590 rev
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
Target Control£7.262,590 rev
Target Control 65ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Carpet Vinyl Flooring & Wood Floors Non Slip Gripper Tape
Target Control£8.272,590 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumYISUMEI Heavy Duty Double Sided Carpet Tape 22mm x 25m - Extra Strong Rug Gripper for Carpets Laminate & Hard Floors No Residue Anti-Slip Adhesive
YISUMEI£5.864.4★
Double Sided Carpet Tape 21mm wide 20m long 160micron thickness cloth based
Double Dragon£3.754.3★
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
Target Control£7.264.5★
Target Control 65ft Double Sided Carpet Tape Heavy Duty Extra Strong Rug Tape for Carpet Vinyl Flooring & Wood Floors Non Slip Gripper Tape
Target Control£8.274.5★
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
Rugistic£5.634.3★
What buyers say about carpet tape
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“great tape”
“Excellent product”
“Very strong"" Really good strong tape”
“Did the job”
“Easy to use”
“Strong grip”
“do the job well”
“Good value for money”
“Did the job perfectly”
“Super durable”
What buyers complain about
“Didn't stick for long”
“Completely ineffective”
“stopped gripping”
“Far from heavy duty”
“SO HARD TO REMOVE”
“Came loose in less than a week”
“not worth the money”
“Absolute garbage”
“Misleading”
“Unless you have something to clean the blades with you will end up in a mess”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is carpet tape profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £344K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -24.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the carpet tape niche?
- 6 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in carpet tape?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Functionality-Overall, Grip. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for carpet tape peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the carpet tape niche?
- Listings span £3.75–£8.27; the average listing price is £6.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,787 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.