sellotape dispenser
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.6%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.09–$15.91) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible12.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Great£1.2M£1.2M/yr · 1.1M searches
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad4,825.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£7.88avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-10.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£2.09–£15.91cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sellotape dispenser is a £1.2M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sellotape dispenser market data
- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £985K–£1.2M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.8%
- Avg BSR
- #19
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 86%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 3.2%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 rising
Sellers
112
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
14%
- RAPESCO65%
- Sellotape7%
- Scotch4%
- Packatape4%
- Pavo3%
- SUL3%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 14%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.9×
Top sellotape dispenser search terms
- sellotape dispenser383K/yr
- tape dispenser301K/yr
- cellotape dispenser138K/yr
- sellotape dispenser and tape131K/yr
- cellotape dispenser and tape57K/yr
- tape holder12K/yr
- sellotape dispenser heavy duty10K/yr
- sellotape dispenser wheel16K/yr
- heavy duty tape dispenser9K/yr
- small sellotape dispenser8K/yr
Top sellotape dispenser 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Rapesco 1540 Heavy Duty Tape Dispenser 500 with 2 Clear Tape Rolls Black
RAPESCO£6.544.7★16,199 rev
Rapesco 1619 Tape Dispenser 300 for Rolls with 1 Core 4 Tape Rolls
RAPESCO£5.594.6★8,670 rev
Rapesco 1639 Heavy Duty Tape Dispenser 500 with 4 Clear Tape Rolls Black
RAPESCO£7.574.6★2,850 rev
Rapesco 1695 Heavy Duty Tape Dispenser 500 with 1 Clear Tape Roll Black
RAPESCO£5.584.6★2,850 rev
Rapesco 1488 Heavy Duty Tape Dispenser 500 with 2 Tape Rolls Powder Blue
RAPESCO£6.284.7★16,199 rev
Newest
by launch date
Homebay Clear Cellotape Rolls With Dispenser | Christmas Birthday Gift Wrap Tape Transparent | Strong Sticky Small Wrapping Dispenser and Tape 18mm x 30mm
Homebay£4.2585 rev
Heavy Duty Desktop Tape Dispenser Cellotape Dispencer Weighted Non-Skid Base Ideal for Home Office (Black)
SUL£8.2949 rev
MELOTOUGH Electrical Tape Holder Tape Thong with Trigger Snap Hook Electrical Tape Strap for Tool Bag Tool Backpack Tool Belt(Black)
MELOTOUGH£5.96155 rev
SUL Heavy Duty Sellotape Tape Dispenser Cellotape Dispencer with Anti Slip Rubber Base Ideal for Home Office Include with 6 Selotape Roll 25mm - Black
SUL£11.33124 rev
Bantex Tape Dispenser with 1 Roll of Tape 19mm Core Blue Weighted Base for Stability Soft-Touch Office & Home Desk Tape Holder
Bantex£4.81289 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMELOTOUGH Electrical Tape Holder Tape Thong with Trigger Snap Hook Electrical Tape Strap for Tool Bag Tool Backpack Tool Belt(Black)
MELOTOUGH£5.964.6★
Heavy Duty Desktop Tape Dispenser Cellotape Dispencer Weighted Non-Skid Base Ideal for Home Office (Black)
SUL£8.294.5★
Homebay Clear Cellotape Rolls With Dispenser | Christmas Birthday Gift Wrap Tape Transparent | Strong Sticky Small Wrapping Dispenser and Tape 18mm x 30mm
Homebay£4.254.4★
Rapesco 1695 Heavy Duty Tape Dispenser 500 with 1 Clear Tape Roll Black
RAPESCO£5.584.6★
Rapesco 1639 Heavy Duty Tape Dispenser 500 with 4 Clear Tape Rolls Black
RAPESCO£7.574.6★
What buyers say about sellotape dispenser
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“the sellotape is very good quality”
“Super easy dispensers”
“Not expensive”
“Easy to remove”
“Really solid and stable in use”
“Good adhesion”
“Great Item, great for heavy use”
“Works as advertised”
“Handy for desk top use”
“It is reasonably lightweight”
What buyers complain about
“I found it to be of very low quality”
“Very poor quality tape dispenser”
“the actual tape is a bit rubbish”
“Cracked & quickly broke”
“does not fit as intended”
“Quite heavy”
“Takes some time to get use to it”
“is extremely flimsy”
“Item is not heavy duty as advertised”
“verr cheaply made not worth the money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sellotape dispenser profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £1.2M/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the sellotape dispenser niche?
- 15 brands and 112 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sellotape dispenser?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Dispensing Mechanism, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for sellotape dispenser peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 12.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sellotape dispenser niche?
- Listings span £2.09–£15.91; the average listing price is £7.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,825 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.