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Washi Tape

Washi Tape shows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look
Market size 39Growth 19Conversion 59Competition 78Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 16Brand share 86Review moat 75Quality gap 80
This niche Category average

Is Washi Tape profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Washi Tape is a £199K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (680K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Washi Tape: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -12.7% over the last 90 days and 5.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£199K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-12.7%680K
Conversion rate5.0%
Avg price£5.82

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand, so 51% of the market is open.

51%

open market share

Brands · sellers34 · 45
Top-5 product click share37%
Open market51%
Avg brand age29 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 56 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)17· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews511

Top Washi Tape products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 rising

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

46%

  • IEEBEE11%
  • YUBX11%
  • Forwaarss10%
  • YUBBAEX9%
  • Uskerb7%
  • JOELELI5%

Washi Tape demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume680KCVR5.0%Products56Brands34Top 5 Brands49%OOS Rate7.8%Rating4.2★Reviews511Avg BSR#189
23K18KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Washi Tape search terms shoppers use

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

  • washi tape474K/yr
  • washi tape sets51K/yr
  • washi tape for scrapbooking19K/yr
  • craft tape19K/yr
  • scrapbook tape16K/yr
  • decorative tape13K/yr
  • washi12K/yr
  • washi tapes9K/yr
  • washi tape uk10K/yr
  • wide washi tape6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Washi Tape

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Color17%

Pretty colours

Adhesion/Stickiness17%

Stick well

Quality-Overall14%

Excellent Quality

Value For Money12%

good value for money too

Ease Of Use10%

Easy to use

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Adhesion/Stickiness46%

Not sticky enough

Size-Overall8%

Too short

Value For Money7%

Not alot on each real bit over priced for what you get sorry guys

Durability5%

break really easily making them useless

Quality-Overall5%

Awful quality

Washi Tape return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

25%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Adhesion/Stickiness
43%
2Size-Overall
16%
3Functionality-Overall
7%
4Defective Material/Parts
5%
5Durability
4%

Common Washi Tape questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Washi Tape 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £199K/yr across 56 tracked products. 1 of 17 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -12.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Washi Tape on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.