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Ptfe Tape

Fail

Prices span $0.35–$6.21, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Ptfe Tape is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,524 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£275K/yr290K searches / yr
90-day growth
+4.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
84%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 18 sellers

Flapen Score

Ptfe Tape against its category

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

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ptfe Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ptfe Tape 290K times last year and spent an estimated £275K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

29.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 290K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 29.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +4.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £275K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
290K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+4.0%
Conversion, latest week
29.3%
Market size, estimated
£275Ka year
Peak month
May2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
ptfe tape106K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.23.

Listings sell for £3.23 on average, from £0.35 to £6.21. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £3.23 that is £16K to £19K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.23under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.35–£6.21
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£16K–£19K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

80% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #24 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 1,852 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
80%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#24in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,852per listing
Listings tracked
10

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Ptfe 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 84% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£41K£83K£124K£165K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Arctic Hayes45%
  • VCE19%
  • Shenlee13%
  • LEENUE9%
  • ThriveMart5%
  • YANAJIAJIA3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

Demand

Ptfe Tape search demand

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

6K4KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Ptfe Tape search terms shoppers use

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

  • ptfe tape106K/yr
  • plumbers tape67K/yr
  • teflon tape22K/yr
  • plumbing tape23K/yr
  • ptfe tape plumbing21K/yr
  • plumbers tape to stop leaks11K/yr
  • ptfe12K/yr
  • plumber tape5K/yr
  • pipe tape4K/yr
  • pipe tape for leaking water pipes5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ptfe Tape

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

Complain

Leak-Proof40%

It leaks surprise surprise

does not stop small leaks

leak has got worse not helped at all

Adhesion/Stickiness21%−0.19

Very thin tap with poor adhesion to most of the surfaces I tried

What l got was 5 rolls of very thin not sticky tape - completely useless

The tape failed after 5 mins

Ease Of Use8%

Have used this type before easy to use

Functionality-Overall8%−0.07

Didn't work

Thickness8%−0.02

It is the thin variety

Love

Value For Money22%+1.16

Excellent price

Great Value for money

good value

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%+1.93

Works as directed

works exactly as advertised

As described

Quality-Overall17%+1.13

Good quality, easy to apply, and seals threads perfectly—great basic for plumbing tasks

Excellent product

Good quality, price and delivery

Adhesion/Stickiness12%−0.19

it sticks well while tightening fittings

sticks well to threads

These are of Good quality thereby qualifying it's functionality as far as stickiness, sealability, thickness and durability

Leak-Proof11%

stopped a small leak without any problems

did a good job on a leaky pipe

No leaks

Return

0.2% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall16%▇▁▆▁█▇

Didn't work

Adhesion/Stickiness15%▄█▂▁▃▄

Very thin tap with poor adhesion to most of the surfaces I tried

What l got was 5 rolls of very thin not sticky tape - completely useless

The tape failed after 5 mins

Quality-Overall11%▁▇█▅▄▃

Not the best

Compatibility-Overall11%█▁▆▁▅▃
Leak-Proof10%▅▁█▆▁▇

It leaks surprise surprise

does not stop small leaks

leak has got worse not helped at all

FAQ

Common Ptfe Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.