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Clear Parcel Tape

Fail

Prices span $1.75–$7.49, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Clear Parcel Tape is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,445 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£166K/yr156K searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 49 sellers

Flapen Score

Clear Parcel Tape against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Clear Parcel Tape is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Clear Parcel Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Clear Parcel Tape 156K times last year and spent an estimated £166K. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

25.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 156K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 25.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £166K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
156K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.8%
Conversion, latest week
25.4%
Market size, estimated
£166Ka year
Peak month
November1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
clear packing tape36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.21.

Listings sell for £4.21 on average, from £1.75 to £7.49. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £4.21 that is £8K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.21under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.75–£7.49
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£11K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #12 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 9,690 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
10.0%
Average rank
#12in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
9,690per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Clear Parcel Tape products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£17K£25K£33K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

  • Merrimen23%
  • Stick Well15%
  • GRIFEMA15%
  • Packatape12%
  • RAPESCO10%
  • 1ABOVE7%

Demand

Clear Parcel Tape search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KHoliday '24Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Clear Parcel Tape search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • clear packing tape36K/yr
  • clear parcel tape23K/yr
  • parcel tape clear13K/yr
  • wide sellotape clear12K/yr
  • packing tape clear11K/yr
  • clear tape heavy duty6K/yr
  • wide sellotape9K/yr
  • wide cellotape clear6K/yr
  • clear packaging tape7K/yr
  • wide clear tape6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Clear Parcel Tape

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness34%+0.67

Not very adhesive

Did not stick

Not very sticky

Quality-Overall15%−0.05

Not great quality, very thin

very cheap low quality product

POOR QUALITY

Thickness10%−0.10

Its not very thick

Its just thick sellotape

Very thin material

Ease Of Use5%−0.03

Difficult to use

Difficult to start

it's near impossible not to

Water Resistance5%−0.05

Does not stick under water or with water running over it

Not waterproof

completely fails as a waterproof seal

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness39%+0.67

Sticks really well

excellent adhesive qualities

sticks very well

Quality-Overall16%−0.05

It is a great quality cellotape that I will always use in future

Decent quality

Excellent in all aspects

Value For Money14%+1.98

Good for the price

Excellent value

Great value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+1.14

As advertised

As described

Does exactly what it supposed to do

Strength8%+0.68

Not flimsy

This is great strong tape

Good and strong

Return

0.2% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness46%█▇▅▅▅▆

Not very adhesive

Did not stick

Not very sticky

Size-Overall11%▁▄▅▆█▇

Not fit for purpose

The cardboard roll is a fraction too big

I needed a bigger one

Defective Material/Parts8%▂▃█▂▁▂
Functionality-Overall8%▂▅▅█▃▇
Quality-Overall7%█▆▄██▂

Not great quality, very thin

very cheap low quality product

POOR QUALITY

FAQ

Common Clear Parcel Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.