plasterboard tape
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.95–$9.88) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible14.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good812.86avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad£99K£99K/yr · 123K searches
Growth
Bad-17.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£5.69avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad96%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£2.95–£9.88cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plasterboard tape is a £99K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (123K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plasterboard tape market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £85K–£114K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 14.1%
- Avg BSR
- #1,439
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 96% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- 15156%
- G4GADGET17%
- Everbuild13%
- SopimusZ10%
- JKG2%
- ROLLINGDOG2%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 35 weeks — -17.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Top plasterboard tape search terms
- scrim tape46K/yr
- plasterboard tape21K/yr
- mesh tape11K/yr
- scrim tape for cracks5K/yr
- drywall tape9K/yr
- paintable tape to cover cracks6K/yr
- mesh tape for wall filling5K/yr
- plastering tape5K/yr
- jointing tape5K/yr
- scrim tape plastering5K/yr
Top plasterboard 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 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Gorilla Filler Plasterboard & Drywall Mesh Tape | Fills Cracks - Easy to Apply (Self Adhesive) | 50mm x 50m (White 50m)
151£4.024.5★1,036 rev
G4GADGET Plasterboard & Drywall Mesh Tape 50mm x 55m | Self Adhesive Scrim Tape for Plastering | Crack Repair & Joint Tape for Wall Filling Ceiling & Drywall
G4GADGET£4.144.8★42 rev
151 Diy Plasterboard White Strong Mesh Tape 20 Metre Roll
151£2.954.4★2,726 rev
Everbuild EuroScrim Self-Adhesive Scrim Tape High-Tack Adhesive Off White 48mm x 90m
Everbuild£4.754.4★1,676 rev
SopimusZ Scrim Tape 50mm x 100M Self-Adhesive Plasterboard Fibreglass Joining and Plastering Mesh Tape Fills Cracks Patching Holes Ceiling and Drywall TapeWhite 100M
SopimusZ£7.804.6★163 rev
Newest
by launch dateG4GADGET Plasterboard & Drywall Mesh Tape 50mm x 55m | Self Adhesive Scrim Tape for Plastering | Crack Repair & Joint Tape for Wall Filling Ceiling & Drywall
G4GADGET£4.1442 rev
SELF-ADHESIVE FIBERGLASS MESH TAPE 50m & FILING SCRAPER KIT - Strong Durable Drywall & Plasterboard Joint Repair Mesh Tape for Cracks Walls Ceilings & Corners | Easy Apply for Smooth Seamless Finish
JKG£6.2814 rev
ROLLINGDOG Plasterboard Paper Drywall Joint Tape Masking Tape
ROLLINGDOG£9.8833 rev
SopimusZ Scrim Tape 50mm x 100M Self-Adhesive Plasterboard Fibreglass Joining and Plastering Mesh Tape Fills Cracks Patching Holes Ceiling and Drywall TapeWhite 100M
SopimusZ£7.80163 rev
Gorilla Filler Plasterboard & Drywall Mesh Tape | Fills Cracks - Easy to Apply (Self Adhesive) | 50mm x 50m (White 50m)
151£4.021,036 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumG4GADGET Plasterboard & Drywall Mesh Tape 50mm x 55m | Self Adhesive Scrim Tape for Plastering | Crack Repair & Joint Tape for Wall Filling Ceiling & Drywall
G4GADGET£4.144.8★
SELF-ADHESIVE FIBERGLASS MESH TAPE 50m & FILING SCRAPER KIT - Strong Durable Drywall & Plasterboard Joint Repair Mesh Tape for Cracks Walls Ceilings & Corners | Easy Apply for Smooth Seamless Finish
JKG£6.284.3★
SopimusZ Scrim Tape 50mm x 100M Self-Adhesive Plasterboard Fibreglass Joining and Plastering Mesh Tape Fills Cracks Patching Holes Ceiling and Drywall TapeWhite 100M
SopimusZ£7.804.6★
ROLLINGDOG Plasterboard Paper Drywall Joint Tape Masking Tape
ROLLINGDOG£9.884.2★
Gorilla Filler Plasterboard & Drywall Mesh Tape | Fills Cracks - Easy to Apply (Self Adhesive) | 50mm x 50m (White 50m)
151£4.024.5★
What buyers say about plasterboard tape
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great adhesive and worked well”
“Quality and ease of use”
“GREAT VALUE”
“Easy to use”
“This surpassed my expectations”
“Works fine”
“it held up pretty well”
“At 50mm by 55m its a good size”
“Great for DIY repairs”
“It's reinforced and strong”
What buyers complain about
“Couldn't get it to stick well at all”
“So this is very misleading”
“RUBBISH”
“I was lucky the patch was small”
“But this is surely not how it's supposed to work”
“Its not a simple job for a novice”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plasterboard tape profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £99K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the plasterboard tape niche?
- 6 brands and 54 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 96% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plasterboard tape?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- What does it cost to enter the plasterboard tape niche?
- Listings span £2.95–£9.88; the average listing price is £5.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 813 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.