Surgical Tape for Skin
FailPrices span $1.53–$13.38, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Surgical Tape for Skin is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 1,596 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −7 vs the category median of 4841
- Market size
- £37K/yr47K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +2.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 66%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 28 sellers
Flapen Score
Surgical Tape for Skin against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Surgical Tape for Skin is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Surgical Tape for Skin market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Surgical Tape for Skin 47K times last year and spent an estimated £37K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
15.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 47K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £37K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 47K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +2.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 15.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £37Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- transpore tape14K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.24.
Listings sell for £5.24 on average, from £1.53 to £13.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £5.24 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.53–£13.38
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
53% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #210 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 1,090 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 53%
- Prime listings
- 88%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.3%
- Average rank
- #210in Medical Supplies & Equipment
- Average rating
- 4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,090per listing
- Listings tracked
- 17
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 50 months
Products
Top Surgical Tape for Skin products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Transpore 3M 1527-1 Tape (Pack of 12)
- Price
- £9.08
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4,800
- Age
- 18y ago

Microporous Medical Tape Waterproof 4 Rolls 2.5cm x 10m + 10pc Gauze Pads - Hypoallergenic Surgical Tape for Wound Care Dressings & Face First Aid Waterproof Bandage for Sensitive Skin - NanaCare
- Price
- £5.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,711
- Age
- 3y ago

JFA Medical Microporous Surgical Tape First Aid Medical Tape Earring Cover Up Tape 1.25cm x 10m - Box of 2 Rolls
- Price
- £3.01
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 600
- Age
- 2y ago

NanaCare Clear Medical Tape Waterproof 6 Rolls 1.25cm x 9m - Hypoallergenic Surgical Tape For Wound Care Dressings & Face First Aid Waterproof Bandage For Sensitive Skin
- Price
- £4.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 462
- Age
- 2y ago

3M Transpore Tape 1 x 10 yd Box: 12
- Price
- £9.24
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 211
- Age
- 16y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Trans Pore Surgical Tape 2.5cm x 9.1m (3 Rolls) | Hypoallergenic Transparent Medical for Skin Dressings Earrings and Blister Prevention| First Aid Suitable Sensitive Earring
- Price
- £5.25
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 1y ago

Value Aid Microporous Tape - 1.25cm x 5m - Single Roll
- Price
- £1.53
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,497
- Age
- 7y ago

NanaCare Microporous Medical Tape Waterproof 3 Rolls 1.25cm x 10m + 2 pc Gauze Pads - Hypoallergenic Surgical Tape For Wound Care Dressings & Face First Aid Waterproof Bandage For Sensitive Skin
- Price
- £3.66
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 323
- Age
- 3y ago

Firstaid4sport Straight Edge EAB 2.5cm x 4.5m (tan)
- Price
- £1.77
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 568
- Age
- 15y ago

3M Transpore MM1527-2 TRANSPORE SURGICAL TAPE 5CM X 9.14M (Pack of 6)
- Price
- £10.63
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 712
- Age
- 13y ago
Newest
by launch date
Trans Pore Surgical Tape 2.5cm x 9.1m (3 Rolls) | Hypoallergenic Transparent Medical for Skin Dressings Earrings and Blister Prevention| First Aid Suitable Sensitive Earring
- Price
- £5.25
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 1y ago

JFA Medical Microporous Surgical Tape First Aid Medical Tape Earring Cover Up Tape 1.25cm x 10m - Box of 2 Rolls
- Price
- £3.01
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 600
- Age
- 2y ago

Cutiderm Microporous Surgical Tape First Aid Medical Tape Earring Cover Up Tape 1.25cm x 9.14m - Box of 2 Rolls
- Price
- £2.64
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 310
- Age
- 2y ago

NanaCare Clear Medical Tape Waterproof 6 Rolls 1.25cm x 9m - Hypoallergenic Surgical Tape For Wound Care Dressings & Face First Aid Waterproof Bandage For Sensitive Skin
- Price
- £4.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 462
- Age
- 2y ago

Microporous Medical Tape Waterproof 4 Rolls 2.5cm x 10m + 10pc Gauze Pads - Hypoallergenic Surgical Tape for Wound Care Dressings & Face First Aid Waterproof Bandage for Sensitive Skin - NanaCare
- Price
- £5.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,711
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- NanaCare38%
- Transpore30%
- JFA Medical13%
- 3M8%
- Safe + Sound3%
- MediSale2%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)
Demand
Surgical Tape for Skin search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Surgical Tape for Skin search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- transpore tape14K/yr
- medical tape for skin10K/yr
- surgical tape for dressings10K/yr
- transpore surgical tape6K/yr
- 3m transpore surgical tape4K/yr
- surgical tape for skin5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Surgical Tape for Skin
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Poor adhesive quality
Not sticky
Does not stick well
Absolute rubbish
Awful quality
Not good quality as I expected
Dont buy its not fit for purpose
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Very small
comes apart too often
this one is not meant for anything to last more than an hour
again, fell off almost immediately
Ok. Ok. Doesn't like water though
just not sticky or waterproof
not 100% waterproof
Love
Sticks well
Good adhesion
sticks well
Good price
Good value for money
Excellent value for money
These particular rolls are perfectly good
Excellent product
Very good quality great sticking quality
As advertised
As described
Does the job
Ease of use
easy to handle
Very handy
Return
0.2% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing
Poor adhesive quality
Not sticky
Does not stick well
Dont buy its not fit for purpose
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Very small
Absolute rubbish
Awful quality
Not good quality as I expected
Ok. Ok. Doesn't like water though
just not sticky or waterproof
not 100% waterproof
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