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# **painters tape**
**Worth a look**
Shows a $7.7M/yr market, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 100Growth 45Conversion 100Competition 14Returns 97Price range 20Avg price 24Brand share 5Review moat 24Quality gap 27
**Market size**
**Incredible****$7.7M**
$7.7M/yr · 4.0M searches
**Conversion**
**Incredible****21.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Okay****+15.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,662.91**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****$8.75**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****$4.20–$17.68**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****83%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, painters tape is a $7.7M/yr Amazon United States market (4.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **painters tape market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **800K–1.0M**
- avg 60,000–80,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$7.0M–$8.8M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **21.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#74**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **64%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **153 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**6 **—flat
**Sellers**
**127**
**Top-5 brand share**
**98%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**83%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- ScotchBlue51% - SmaringRobot36% - Amazon Basics5% - SmaringWing3% - DEART2% - Duck2%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +15.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
100K60KPrime Day '25Spike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/painters-tape/trend)
## **Top painters tape search terms**
- **painters tape**2.5M/yr+20.1%15.0% conv. - **blue tape**403K/yr+8.7%17.6% conv. - **blue painters tape**285K/yr+20.9%20.6% conv. - **painters tape 1 inch wide**210K/yr-0.2%14.4% conv. - **painter tape**140K/yr+14.0%14.2% conv. - **paint tape**139K/yr+6.4%12.5% conv. - **painting tape**77K/yr+13.1%10.5% conv. - **blue painters tape 1 inch**57K/yr+2.9%22.5% conv. - **blue masking tape**50K/yr+12.9%15.7% conv. - **painters tape 1 inch**27K/yr+57.9%15.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/painters-tape/search-terms)
## **Top painters 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.
0%10%$767K20%$1.5M30%$2.3M40%$3.1M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**4 Rolls Premium Painters Tape Blue Tape Masking Tape Paint Tape for Multi-Purpose Painting Painters DIY Crafts Arts (88yd =0.94IN*22yd*4) Decoration Labeling No Residue Easy Removal**SmaringRobot**$6.03**4.3★7,764 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPS5QB4D) [2**ScotchBlue Original Multi-Surface Painters Tape 1 Inch Wide (0.94 in. x 60 Yds) 1 Roll Blue Paint Tape Protects Surfaces and Removes Easily Masking Tapes for Indoor and Outdoor Use (2090-24NC)**ScotchBlue**$4.20**4.8★12,448 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Z4CP) [3**ScotchBlue Original Multi-Surface Painters Tape 2 Inch Wide (1.88 in. x 60 Yds) 1 Roll Blue Paint Tape Protects Surfaces & Removes Easily Masking Tape for Indoor and Outdoor Use (2090-48NC)**ScotchBlue**$6.26**4.8★13,577 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Z4DU) [4**Amazon Basics Blue Painters Tape Protects Surfaces Removes Easily No Residue 0.94 x 60-Yard 4 Rolls**Amazon Basics**$11.11**4.0★682 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ934DG8) [5**3M 1 Blue 2090-24EVP.94 in. x 60 yd. Scotch Painters Tape Value Pack-6 Pack**ScotchBlue**$17.48**4.7★8,253 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ARJVZM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Amazon Basics Blue Painters Tape Protects Surfaces Removes Easily No Residue 0.94 x 60-Yard 4 Rolls**Amazon Basics**$11.11**682 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ934DG8) [**ScotchBlue PROSharp Painters Tape 1 Inch Wide (0.94 in x 60 yd) 1 Roll Blue Tape Protects Surfaces and Removes Easily Edge-Lock Tape for Indoor and Outdoor Use (2093+-24EC)**ScotchBlue**$6.55**351 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWDTY6NT) [**Colored Masking Tape Painters Tape 12 or 8 Pack 1 inch or 0.6 Inches Kids Arts Craft Supplies Coding Whiteboard Dry Erase Board Tape Thin Paper Tape Paint Tape No Residue Easy Removal DIY Crafts Arts**DEART**$4.91**2,471 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL9NF75W) [**Blue Painters Tape Masking Tapes Premium Painters Tape (88yd=4Rolls*0.94in*22yd) Adhesive Paint Tape for Wall Painting DIY Artist Craft Arts Decoration Drafting No Residue Easy Removal**SmaringWing**$5.88**2,861 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWDTCCW2) [**4 Rolls Premium Painters Tape Blue Tape Masking Tape Paint Tape for Multi-Purpose Painting Painters DIY Crafts Arts (88yd =0.94IN*22yd*4) Decoration Labeling No Residue Easy Removal**SmaringRobot**$6.03**7,764 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPS5QB4D)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**ScotchBlue Original Multi-Surface Painters Tape 2 Inch Wide (1.88 in. x 60 Yds) 1 Roll Blue Paint Tape Protects Surfaces & Removes Easily Masking Tape for Indoor and Outdoor Use (2090-48NC)**ScotchBlue**$6.26**4.8★**▲ 77%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Z4DU) [**ScotchBlue PROSharp Painters Tape 1 Inch Wide (0.94 in x 60 yd) 1 Roll Blue Tape Protects Surfaces and Removes Easily Edge-Lock Tape for Indoor and Outdoor Use (2093+-24EC)**ScotchBlue**$6.55**4.6★**▲ 58%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWDTY6NT) [**Duck Clean Release Blue Painters Tape Masking Tape For Paint Projects 1.5 in (1.41 in x 60 yd) Single Roll 240194**Duck**$4.74**4.7★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0025KUSW8) [**Amazon Basics Blue Painters Tape Protects Surfaces Removes Easily No Residue 0.94 x 60-Yard 4 Rolls**Amazon Basics**$11.11**4.0★**▲ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQ934DG8) [**ScotchBlue Original Multi-Surface Painters Tape 1 Inch Wide (0.94 in. x 60 Yds) 3 Rolls Blue Paint Tape Protects and Removes Easily Masking Tape for Indoor and Outdoor Use (2090-24EC3)**ScotchBlue**$11.36**4.8★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089NYWHJ5)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about painters tape**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Adhesion/Stickiness**24%
*“good tape”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“FAIR PRICE”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Excellent product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“As advertised”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“Easy to remove”*
**Color**6%
*“Colors are vibrant”*
**Paint Quality**5%
*“Perfect for most painting applications”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Performance”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“removes cleanly from all surfaces ive used it on”*
**Durability**1%
*“The quality durability wise is great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Adhesion/Stickiness**34%
*“Horrible adhesion”*
**Paint Quality**16%
*“Peels up paint”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“These are low quality”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Difficult to remove”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“One may be able to find a little cheaper”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Pretty small”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“It kind of tears away instead of pulling up cleanly”*
**Thickness**3%
*“It was a lot thinner then what I was expecting as I went through one roll very fast”*
**Durability**2%
*“Its not durable”*
**Tear Resistance**1%
*“it tears terribly”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Adhesion/Stickiness**36%
**Size-Overall**20%
**Value For Money**16%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Thin**4%
**Paint Quality**4%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Color**2%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Thickness**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is painters tape profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $7.7M/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +15.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the painters tape niche?**
- 6 brands and 127 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in painters tape?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Paint Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- **When does demand for painters tape peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the painters tape niche?**
- Listings span $4.20–$17.68; the average listing price is $8.75 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,663 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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