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Double Sided Tape

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But prices span $2.49–$8.33, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Double Sided Tape is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 21% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£1.4M/yr1.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
-5.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
62%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 102 sellers

Flapen Score

Double Sided Tape against its category

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

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Double Sided Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Double Sided Tape 1.9M times last year and spent an estimated £1.4M. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

15.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.4M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-5.0%
Conversion, latest week
15.6%
Market size, estimated
£1.4Ma year
Peak month
November1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
double sided tape1.2M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.72.

Listings sell for £4.72 on average, from £2.49 to £8.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 300K to 400K a year. The average listing sells 12,500 to 15,000 of them. At £4.72 that is £59K to £71K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.72under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.49–£8.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
300K–400K
Units per listing a year
12,500–15,000
Revenue per listing a year
£59K–£71K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #13 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 17,279 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#13in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
17,279per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 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
40 months

Products

Top Double Sided 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 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£140K£280K£420K£560K101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

26%

  • GRIFEMA28%
  • GORILLA21%
  • Sellotape11%
  • KICQOM5%
  • DIY Doctor5%
  • DDSHUN5%

Demand

Double Sided Tape search demand

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

50K30KHoliday '24Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Double Sided Tape search terms shoppers use

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

  • double sided tape1.2M/yr
  • double sided tape heavy duty170K/yr
  • strong double sided tape heavy duty77K/yr
  • double sided sticky tape95K/yr
  • heavy duty double sided tape60K/yr
  • extra strong double sided tape35K/yr
  • strong double sided tape33K/yr
  • mounting tape38K/yr
  • double sided tape for walls23K/yr
  • double tape18K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Double Sided Tape

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness36%

Didn't stick for long

Not adhesive enough

Does not stick

Ease Of Use8%−0.02

Hard to get off

Impossible to use

Hard to peel

Quality-Overall8%+0.58

Not nearly as good as it should be

Bad quality

Absolute garbage

Functionality-Overall7%−0.20

Its not work for the purpose that i want to ise

Doesn't do the job

Didn't work

Strength6%+1.12

no strength at all

Very weak

Not strong

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness36%

Great adhesion

Strong adhesive

easy to stick

Strength12%+1.12

Strong hold

Strong tape

Nice and strong

Quality-Overall12%+0.58

Easy to use quality item

Excellent product, does exactly as it says

Excellent Product

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.96

It does exactly what it promises

Just what I needed

As described

Ease Of Use7%−0.02

Easy to Use

Easy to handle

Easy to cut

Return

0.4% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness44%███▇█▇

Didn't stick for long

Not adhesive enough

Does not stick

Functionality-Overall9%▆█▇▇▅▆

Its not work for the purpose that i want to ise

Doesn't do the job

Didn't work

Size-Overall6%▄▄▆▃█▇
Quality-Overall5%▆▄█▅▅▆

Not nearly as good as it should be

Bad quality

Absolute garbage

Strength5%▇▄▅▂▆█

no strength at all

Very weak

Not strong

FAQ

Common Double Sided Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.