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Clear Tape

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $0.83–$13.89, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Clear Tape is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£141K/yr193K searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 121 sellers

Flapen Score

Clear Tape against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Clear Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Clear Tape 193K times last year and spent an estimated £141K. The top 5 brands take 54% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

16.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 193K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 16.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £141K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
193K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.3%
Conversion, latest week
16.5%
Market size, estimated
£141Ka year
Peak month
December3.4× the quietest month
Top search term
clear tape73K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.44.

Listings sell for £4.44 on average, from £0.83 to £13.89. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £4.44 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.44under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.83–£13.89
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£4K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #14 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 6,737 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
1.8%
Average rank
#14in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,737per listing
Listings tracked
37

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 46 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
46 months

Products

Top Clear 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£13K£17K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

121

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

39%

  • Merrimen14%
  • Packatape14%
  • Stick Well12%
  • Sellotape7%
  • Homebay7%
  • GRIFEMA7%

Demand

Clear Tape search demand

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

8K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Search terms

Top Clear Tape search terms shoppers use

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

  • clear tape73K/yr
  • sticky tape56K/yr
  • transparent tape13K/yr
  • sticky tape rolls10K/yr
  • thick tape6K/yr
  • clear tape for packing9K/yr
  • tape clear5K/yr
  • plastic tape4K/yr
  • amazon tape3K/yr
  • strong sellotape3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Clear Tape

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness33%+0.67

Not very adhesive

Not very sticky

Did not stick

Quality-Overall15%−0.03

As usual no quality control what so ever from Amazon

very cheap low quality product

POOR QUALITY

Thickness8%−0.07

Very thin material

Its just thick sellotape

Its not very thick

Ease Of Use5%−0.05

Difficult to use

Hard to get off

it's near impossible not to

Strength5%+0.20

Too strong

Not strong

It was flimsy

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness35%+0.67

Sticks really well

Good adhesion

sticks very well

Quality-Overall17%−0.03

Good Quality and delivered on time

Best quality

Great product very pleased with purchase

Value For Money17%+2.45

Excellent Value

Good value for money

Fair Price

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+1.12

As advertised

As described

Just what I needed

Strength6%+0.20

Good and strong

Not flimsy

Nice size strong tape

Return

0.2% Return rate 35% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall31%▄▆▅▆▆█

Not fit for purpose

Small size

Too narrow for most of the jobs I use it for

Adhesion/Stickiness27%▆█▇▇█▅

Not very adhesive

Not very sticky

Did not stick

Quality-Overall6%█▄▃▃▆▂

As usual no quality control what so ever from Amazon

very cheap low quality product

POOR QUALITY

Functionality-Overall6%▃▅▅█▃▇
Defective Material/Parts5%▃▃█▃▁▁

FAQ

Common Clear Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.