Is curtain tape profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £41K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).

How competitive is the curtain tape niche?

12 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in curtain tape?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.

What does it cost to enter the curtain tape niche?

Listings span £2.75–£9.87; the average listing price is £6.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,605 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

curtain tape

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.75–$9.87) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Okay1,604.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay58%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay84%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-15.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Bad£6.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£41K

£41K/yr · 75K searches

Price range

Bad£2.75–£9.87

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, curtain tape is a £41K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (75K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

curtain tape market data

Units sold / yr: 6K–8K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £36K–£48K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.2%
Avg BSR: #102
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 95%
Sponsored: 91%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 34 months
Avg seller age: 194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

11%

The Bead Shop34%
Hoonng18%
Bonnin12%
XNBTFK10%
Realm9%
Rayakt5%
Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 36 weeks — -15.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top curtain tape search terms

curtain tape29K/yr -16.3%6.4% conv.
curtain header tape11K/yr -22.2%6.9% conv.
curtain tape 3 inch10K/yr -20.9%11.1% conv.
curtain header tape 3 inch6K/yr -26.7%12.8% conv.
curtain heading tape5K/yr -9.0%6.7% conv.
curtain tape 1 inch4K/yr +29.6%11.2% conv.
curtain tape 2 inch3K/yr -10.8%4.3% conv.
rufflette curtain tape3K/yr -10.3%9.4% conv.
curtain heading tape 3 inch3K/yr -7.7%11.6% conv.

All search terms

Top curtain 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Curtain Tape 3 Inch - White 75mm Pencil Pleat Curtain Header Tape 3 Inch - Sew-On Heading 5 Metre Pack for Plastic and Metal Hooks Net and Voile Curtains Detachable and Blackout Linings

The Bead Shop£5.834.7★2,956 rev

Curtain Tape 1 Inch - White 25mm Pencil Pleat Curtain Header Tape 1 Inch - Sew-On Heading 10 Metre Pack for Plastic and Metal Hooks Net and Voile Curtains Detachable and Blackout Linings

The Bead Shop£5.814.7★2,956 rev

3 Inch Header Tape - 5 Metres White Pencil Pleat Curtain Detachable Multifunction for Home Sewing DIY Rod Pocket

XNBTFK£6.074.3★105 rev

Bonnin Pencil Pleat Curtain Header Tape 1 inch Heavy Duty Pleating Tape for DIY Curtain Making & Drapes Easy to Sew and Durable (1 inch Wide (25MM) White) (5 Meter)

Bonnin£4.194.3★290 rev

Hoonng 3 Pencil Pleat Curtain Header Tape 3 Metres

Hoonng£4.184.6★1,797 rev

Newest

by launch date

WORUIB 10 Metre Length 7.5 cm WidthCurtain Tape Curtain Header Tape 3 Inch Curtain Creating Pencil Pleat Curtains Making Wave Curtains

WORUIB£6.780 rev

2mo ago

COGVOHY 3 Inch Header Tape 10 Metres White Pencil Pleat Curtain Header Tape for Blackout Lining Home Sewing DIY Detachable Curtain and Rod Pocket

COGVOHY£8.668 rev

7mo ago

Rayakt 10 Metres x 3 Inch White Curtain Header Tape Pencil Pleat Curtains Pleat Heading Tape Detachable Cord Design Curtain Tapes for Blackout and Wave Curtains (10 Metres)

Rayakt£7.7916 rev

8mo ago

MAGOSIS Curtain Tape 3 Inch Pencil Pleat Header Tape for Blackout Lining Detachable Curtain and Wave Curtains -75mm×4m

MAGOSIS£5.0147 rev

1y ago

3 Inch Header Tape - 5 Metres White Pencil Pleat Curtain Detachable Multifunction for Home Sewing DIY Rod Pocket

XNBTFK£6.07105 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about curtain tape

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Decent quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

“Just what I needed”

Adhesion/Stickiness16%

“Stickiness good”

Ease Of Use14%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money9%

“Definitely worth the price”

Strength5%

“Its strong, stays in place, and makes hemming quick and easy without any fuss”

Efficiency4%

“Does the job”

Size-Overall3%

“Perfect fit”

Durability1%

“it held up well through washing too”

Time Taken1%

“Good fast and exactly what I wanted”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness25%

“Seemed quite sticky”

Value For Money15%

“Not worth the money”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Doesn't work”

Strength7%

“It is very flimsy”

Quality-Overall6%

“Very poor quality”

Thickness6%

“Flimsy thin”

Heating4%

“it came undone because I had not applied enough heat”

Stitch/Finish/Polish4%

“red stitch is unnecessary or should be a light grey so it does not show”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Item not as described”

Grip2%

“but it loses its grip near heaters”

Top return reasons

Adhesion/Stickiness20%

Size-Overall14%

Quality-Overall14%

Functionality-Overall12%

Material Quality6%

Compatibility-Overall5%

Strength4%

Defective Material/Parts4%