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Washi Tape

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But prices span $2.12–$10.71, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Washi Tape is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 26% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +6 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£199K/yr680K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Washi Tape against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Washi Tape is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Washi Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Washi Tape 680K times last year and spent an estimated £199K. The top 5 brands take 49% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 680K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £199K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
680K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.7%
Conversion, latest week
5.0%
Market size, estimated
£199Ka year
Peak month
January1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
washi tape474K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.82.

Listings sell for £5.82 on average, from £2.12 to £10.71. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £5.82 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.82under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.12–£10.71
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #189 within Art & Craft Supplies. It carries 511 reviews at 4.23 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
7.8%
Average rank
#189in Art & Craft Supplies
Average rating
4.23 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
511per listing
Listings tracked
56

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 17 launches as successful.

17 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 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
17
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Washi 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 only 37% of clicks. 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%

Demand

Washi Tape search demand

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

23K18KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Search terms

Top Washi Tape search terms shoppers use

The exact words 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

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Washi Tape

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness46%−0.40

Not sticky enough

Did not stick

does not stick well

Size-Overall8%−0.08

Too short

Each roll is short though

Too small

Value For Money7%+0.58

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

Poor value

Wouldn't bother waste if money

Durability5%−0.05

break really easily making them useless

It just breaks before you get any length to it

All 4 broke within a couple of uses

Quality-Overall5%+0.84

Awful quality

Cheap made

Cheap in price and quality

Love

Color17%+1.22

Pretty colours

Lovely colours

the colours are vibrant

Adhesion/Stickiness17%−0.40

Stick well

decent stickiness

I found that the adhesive is just right in strength

Quality-Overall14%+0.84

Excellent Quality

great variety

Amazing quality - vivid colours

Value For Money12%+0.58

good value for money too

Good value

Excellent value for money

Ease Of Use10%+1.05

Easy to use

Very handy to have

Good easy for holding and

Return

0.4% Return rate 25% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness43%█▇▅▆█▇

Not sticky enough

Did not stick

does not stick well

Size-Overall16%▅▇▇██▅

Too short

Each roll is short though

Too small

Functionality-Overall7%█▆▆▇▇█

Doesn't work

Does not work as intended

The tape doesn't work at all

Defective Material/Parts5%▅▃█▆▁▁
Durability4%▁█▆▁▁▂

break really easily making them useless

It just breaks before you get any length to it

All 4 broke within a couple of uses

FAQ

Common Washi Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.