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title: "Painters Tape — £725K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 45/100 · £725K/yr market · 617K searches/yr · £7.54 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **painters tape**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 70Growth 15Conversion 97Competition 36Returns 99Price range 17Avg price 21Brand share 9Review moat 21Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****15.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Good****£725K**
£725K/yr · 617K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****63%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Bad****10,595.6**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.54**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.36–£17.57**
cheapest 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**
**Bad****97%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
13K8KSpike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Feb, Mar, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/painters-tape/trend)
## **Top painters tape search terms**
- **frog tape**281K/yr-17.4%20.4% conv. - **painters tape**179K/yr-0.2%8.8% conv. - **frog tape masking tape for painting**69K/yr-36.1%19.3% conv. - **frogtape**30K/yr-48.4%17.8% conv. - **painter tape**16K/yr-28.0%7.0% conv. - **painters masking tape**13K/yr-10.9%6.2% conv. - **green frog tape**8K/yr-21.0%15.2% conv. - **frogtape painters masking tape**6K/yr-9.7%16.7% conv. - **frog tape green**6K/yr-38.0%17.4% conv. - **builders tape**2K/yr+3.6%2.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/painters-tape/search-terms)
## **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.
0%5%£36K10%£72K15%£109K20%£145K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 24mm x 55m**Frog Tape**£5.05**4.6★29,048 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFVH3HF) [2**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**£4.78**4.6★29,048 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IZMW3H8) [3**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**£4.71**4.6★29,048 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007AS07UI) [4**Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 36mm x 55m**Frog Tape**£6.17**4.6★29,048 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFTR77B) [5**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**£4.35**4.5★16,180 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006Y7F2ME)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£6.02**129 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZ8KLL66) [**Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 24mm x 55m**Frog Tape**£5.05**29,048 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFVH3HF) [**Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 36mm x 55m**Frog Tape**£6.17**29,048 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFTR77B) [**Frog Tape Yellow Delicate Surface Painters Masking Tape 36mm x 55m. Indoor painting and decorating for sharp lines and no paint bleed**Frog Tape**£6.59**16,180 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFTN4T5) [**Amazon Basics Painters Tape Pack of 4 Rolls 3.6 cm x 55 m Blue**Amazon Basics**£7.53**1,253 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQ8ZFBD4)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Frog Tape Green Multi Surface Painters Masking Tape Indoor Painting and Decorating For Sharp Lines and No Paint Bleed 24mm x 55m**Frog Tape**£5.05**4.6★**▲ 274%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVFVH3HF) [**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**£10.10**4.6★**▲ 230%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NE5BGRY) [**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**£6.02**4.6★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZ8KLL66) [**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**£4.78**4.6★**▲ 105%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IZMW3H8) [**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**£2.36**4.3★**▲ 95%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CF2HQTSX)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about painters tape**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Adhesion/Stickiness**32%
*“Strong and good adhesion”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Good value for money”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Big rolls good quality”*
**Paint Quality**10%
*“Great for paint work protection”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Did the job perfectly”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“Perfect for clean”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“a good size”*
**Functionality-Overall**1%
*“EXCELLENT FOR CAR BODY WORK”*
**Thickness**1%
*“Nice thick tape”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Paint Quality**40%
*“paint bleeds through”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**17%
*“Not very sticky”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Rubbish product”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“I see it's too much hard work to try”*
**Strength**3%
*“far too strong for purpose”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Expensive”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Didn't work”*
**Stain Resistance**1%
*“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”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“small rolls not full size”*
**Durability**1%
*“It breaks easily”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Adhesion/Stickiness**23%
**Paint Quality**21%
**Size-Overall**15%
**Quality-Overall**8%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Value For Money**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Color**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Product Condition**2%
## **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.
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