painters tape
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible15.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good£725K£725K/yr · 617K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad10,595.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£7.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.36–£17.57cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-19.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad97%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, painters tape is a £725K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (617K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
painters tape market data
- Units sold / yr
- 100K–125K
- avg 8,000–10,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £754K–£943K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 15.6%
- Avg BSR
- #18
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
181
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Frog Tape82%
- ScotchBlue5%
- Avotik4%
- GAUDER4%
- Amazon Basics3%
- ARVO2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Mar, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Top painters tape search terms
- frog tape281K/yr
- painters tape179K/yr
- frog tape masking tape for painting69K/yr
- frogtape30K/yr
- painter tape16K/yr
- painters masking tape13K/yr
- green frog tape8K/yr
- frogtape painters masking tape6K/yr
- frog tape green6K/yr
- builders tape2K/yr
Top painters 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.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 24mm x 55m
Frog Tape£5.054.6★29,048 rev
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape 48mm x 41.1m. Indoor painting and decorating for sharp lines and no paint bleed
Frog Tape£4.784.6★29,048 rev
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 36mm X 41.1m
Frog Tape£4.714.6★29,048 rev
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 36mm x 55m
Frog Tape£6.174.6★29,048 rev
Frog Tape Yellow Delicate Surface Painters Masking Tape 36mm x 41.1m. Indoor painting and decorating for sharp lines and no paint bleed
Frog Tape£4.354.5★16,180 rev
Newest
by launch date
Avotik Blue Painters Tape 3 Rolls: Masking Tape 24mm Wide x 55 Yards - Painters Tape Blue Masking Tape for Walls Painting Packing Wood Floors DIY Total 220 Yards (3 rolls-24mm x 50m)
Avotik£6.02129 rev
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 24mm x 55m
Frog Tape£5.0529,048 rev
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 36mm x 55m
Frog Tape£6.1729,048 rev
Frog Tape Yellow Delicate Surface Painters Masking Tape 36mm x 55m. Indoor painting and decorating for sharp lines and no paint bleed
Frog Tape£6.5916,180 rev
Amazon Basics Painters Tape Pack of 4 Rolls 3.6 cm x 55 m Blue
Amazon Basics£7.531,253 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFrog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 24mm x 55m
Frog Tape£5.054.6★
Frog Tape Multi-Surface Masking Tape for Painting 48mm x 55m Decorators Tape Painters Masking Tape for Indoor Painting & Decorating - Pack of 3
Frog Tape£10.104.6★
Avotik Blue Painters Tape 3 Rolls: Masking Tape 24mm Wide x 55 Yards - Painters Tape Blue Masking Tape for Walls Painting Packing Wood Floors DIY Total 220 Yards (3 rolls-24mm x 50m)
Avotik£6.024.6★
Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape 48mm x 41.1m. Indoor painting and decorating for sharp lines and no paint bleed
Frog Tape£4.784.6★
ScotchBlue Multi-Surface Premium Protect Masking Tape - 1 Roll 24 mm x 50 m - Scotch Adhesive Painters Tape For Painting and Decorating Indoor & Outdoor Sticks Well 70% PEFC
ScotchBlue£2.364.3★
What buyers say about painters tape
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Strong and good adhesion”
“Good value for money”
“Big rolls good quality”
“Great for paint work protection”
“Easy to use”
“Did the job perfectly”
“Perfect for clean”
“a good size”
“EXCELLENT FOR CAR BODY WORK”
“Nice thick tape”
What buyers complain about
“paint bleeds through”
“Not very sticky”
“Rubbish product”
“I see it's too much hard work to try”
“far too strong for purpose”
“Expensive”
“Didn't work”
“although i had dust sheets in the immediate area the spray has managed to stain a large area of varnished floor a few feet away”
“small rolls not full size”
“It breaks easily”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is painters tape profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £725K/yr across 20 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the painters tape niche?
- 8 brands and 181 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in painters tape?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Paint Quality, Adhesion/Stickiness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
- When does demand for painters tape peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the painters tape niche?
- Listings span £2.36–£17.57; the average listing price is £7.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 10,596 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.