Electrical Tape
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.11–$10.03) — Electrical Tape doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Electrical Tape profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Electrical Tape is a £525K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (585K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Electrical Tape: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved +2.6% over the last 90 days and 22.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£525K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.
21%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 17 products
Top Electrical Tape products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Faithfull FAITAPEPVCBK Black PVC Electrical Tape 19 mm x 20 m
- Price
- £1.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 8,066
- Age
- 22y ago
Gocableties Black Electrical Tape 19mm x 20m Strong Self-Adhesive PVC Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires 1 Roll
- Price
- £3.28
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 12,978
- Age
- 9y ago
Status Electrical Insulating Tape 10m x 20mm 5 Pack
- Price
- £3.07
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,214
- Age
- 12y ago
British General BG Electrical Insulation Tape 20 Metres Black
- Price
- £1.73
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,364
- Age
- 8y ago
Amazon Basics Electrical Tape 3/4-inch by 60-feet BLack 6 count (Pack of 1) Great for Home DIY Repairs Electrical Automotive and Equipment
- Price
- £6.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,482
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Status IONOS Black PVC Tape 33 metres
- Price
- £1.66
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,214
- Age
- 2y ago
TUOTDE 1 Roll Black Electrical Tape Waterproof Heat Resistant Tape 20m x 18mm Strong Heavy Duty Sticky PVC Electric Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires
- Price
- £2.78
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 6mo ago
British General BG Electrical Insulation Tape 20 Metres Black
- Price
- £1.73
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,364
- Age
- 8y ago
British General BG Electrical Insulation Tape 20 Metres White
- Price
- £1.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 217
- Age
- 8y ago
Gocableties Black Electrical Tape 19mm x 20m Strong Self-Adhesive PVC Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires 1 Roll
- Price
- £3.28
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 12,978
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch dateTUOTDE 1 Roll Black Electrical Tape Waterproof Heat Resistant Tape 20m x 18mm Strong Heavy Duty Sticky PVC Electric Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires
- Price
- £2.78
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 6mo ago
G4GADGET 6 Rolls PVC Electrical Insulation Tape 2.7m x 18mm Multi-Colour Pack - Waterproof UV-Resistant
- Price
- £3.47
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 193
- Age
- 1y ago
Status IONOS Black PVC Tape 33 metres
- Price
- £1.66
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,214
- Age
- 2y ago
JFA Supplies Strong PVC Insulation Electrical Tape - Assorted Colours Pack of 12-19mm x 20m
- Price
- £10.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 167
- Age
- 2y ago
QILIMA Black Electrical Tape 19MM x 20M Pack of 6-Strong Self-Adhesive PVC Insulation Tape for Insulating Repairing and Protecting Electrical Wires
- Price
- £8.32
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 277
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
13 rising
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
16%
- Faithfull24%
- Status21%
- Gocableties20%
- British General8%
- Amazon Basics5%
- QILIMA5%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)
Electrical Tape demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top Electrical Tape search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- electrical tape236K/yr
- insulation tape99K/yr
- black electrical tape57K/yr
- electric tape39K/yr
- electrical tape black18K/yr
- black insulation tape18K/yr
- insulating tape16K/yr
- electric tape black14K/yr
- insulation tape electrical14K/yr
- pvc tape12K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electrical Tape
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
91% of reviews“Nice and sticky”
“High Quality Product sold at a Very Competitive Price with fast, free delivery”
“Great value”
“As advertised”
“It takes things well”
What buyers complain about
87% of reviews“Poor adhesive quality”
“Cheap and nasty, totally useless”
“False advertisement”
“Not the colours advertised”
“of course, it is twice as expensive”
Electrical Tape return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.1%
Return rate
40%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Electrical Tape questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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