wide masking tape
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.42–$10.58) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible20.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good1,161.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay76%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Bad£76K£76K/yr · 54K searches
Avg price
Bad£6.76avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-19.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£1.42–£10.58cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, wide masking tape is a £76K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
wide masking tape market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £68K–£85K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 20.5%
- Avg BSR
- #50
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 2.3%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 179 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
19%
- Status32%
- ProDec16%
- Point One Products15%
- ARVO7%
- Fyguard6%
- CORAL6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 88 weeks — -19.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top wide masking tape search terms
- wide masking tape24K/yr
- masking tape wide9K/yr
- thick masking tape7K/yr
- wide masking tape for painting7K/yr
- 75mm masking tape4K/yr
- extra wide masking tape3K/yr
Top wide masking 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Status IONOS Masking Tape 48mm Width 20 Metres Pack of 1
Status£1.424.5★579 rev
Point One Products 120m WIDE MASKING TAPE. 4 ROLLS. Thick Masking Tape for Painting and Decorating - Multi-Use Paper Tape. 4 x 30m rolls of 48mm Low Tack Masking Tape
Point One Products£9.784.5★488 rev
ProDec Twin Pack 2 inch x 50m Multi Surface Masking Tape For Painting Painters Tape for Sharp Paint Lines Decorators Tapes Painters Masking Tapes 50mm Wide
ProDec£5.494.5★1,695 rev
ARVO Masking Tape for Painting 50 mm x 50 m Decorators Painters Tape | Medium-High Adhesion Crepe Paper for Walls Trim & Multi-Surface Indoor Decorating Pack of 2
ARVO£4.554.4★282 rev
Coral 71303 Essentials Masking Tape for Paint Craft Trade and DIY 2 inch 50M roll
CORAL£2.884.5★5,215 rev
Newest
by launch date
CredForge Masking Tape 50mm x 30m 4 Rolls 120m Wide Masking Tape for Painting & Decorating Easy Tear Painters Tape Clean Removal for DIY Home Art & Craft
CredForge£6.2175 rev
ARVO Masking Tape for Painting 50 mm x 50 m Decorators Painters Tape | Medium-High Adhesion Crepe Paper for Walls Trim & Multi-Surface Indoor Decorating Pack of 2
ARVO£4.55282 rev
Fyguard 2 Rolls Blue Painters Tape 48mm x 50m Easy Remove Masking Tape
Fyguard£8.08202 rev
Fyguard 2 Rolls Blue Painters Tape 48mm x 50m Masking Tape for Painting Wide Painting Tape Blue Tape Heat Resistant Waterproof for Edge Treatment Color Separation Crafts
Fyguard£8.44632 rev
Apex Business Supplies 2 Rolls Wide Masking Tape 75mm X 50m | Masking Tape For Painting | DIY Use Painting Walls Cars Crafts & More | Premium Paper Tape Easy Removal No Residue Tape
Apex Business Supplies£8.30302 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCredForge Masking Tape 50mm x 30m 4 Rolls 120m Wide Masking Tape for Painting & Decorating Easy Tear Painters Tape Clean Removal for DIY Home Art & Craft
CredForge£6.214.3★
ARVO Masking Tape for Painting 50 mm x 50 m Decorators Painters Tape | Medium-High Adhesion Crepe Paper for Walls Trim & Multi-Surface Indoor Decorating Pack of 2
ARVO£4.554.4★
Status IONOS Masking Tape 48mm Width 20 Metres Pack of 1
Status£1.424.5★
Wiles Eagle Masking Tape for Painting 50mm x 50 Metres Multi-Surface Decorating Tape for DIY Medium-High Adhesion Clean Removal Easy Tear Design Multi Purpose painting Tape Pack of 2
Wiles Eagle£6.664.4★
Fyguard 2 Rolls Blue Painters Tape 48mm x 50m Easy Remove Masking Tape
Fyguard£8.084.4★
What buyers say about wide masking tape
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“it's adhesion is good”
“Decent enough”
“As described”
“Great value for money”
“strong enough to seal so paint does not leak through”
“Strength/thickness is good as well”
“Works well and did the job”
“easy to use”
“Brilliant and strong”
“Good size”
What buyers complain about
“Not sticky”
“Rubbish, pulls the paint off”
“Utterly rubbish”
“The reel is twice as thick in the photo as it is in actually”
“Kept ripping whilst unrolling”
“It was difficult to remove at times”
“Not strong stick power”
“False advertising”
“absolute waste of money”
“seems to always rip to the side”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is wide masking tape profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £76K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -19.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the wide masking tape niche?
- 12 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in wide masking tape?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Paint Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for wide masking tape peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the wide masking tape niche?
- Listings span £1.42–£10.58; the average listing price is £6.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,161 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.