Supreme x Nichiban Packing Tape
The original behind the Supreme x Nichiban Packing Tape is the Nichiban Packing Tape — $8 retail vs Supreme's $18.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
Nichiban is a Japanese adhesive manufacturer founded in Tokyo in 1918, producing medical tape, office tape, and industrial adhesives for over a century. The company is best known domestically for Cellotape — the Japanese generic term for clear office tape — and for Bando-Aid adhesive bandages. Their OPP packing tape uses an oriented polypropylene film with a pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive, rated for sealing corrugated boxes across temperature ranges common to shipping. It's a standard supply in Japanese households, post offices, and small businesses. The SS26 Supreme collab is a branded roll with the box logo printed across the film.
About Nichiban
Nichiban is a Japanese adhesive products manufacturer founded in January 1918 and headquartered in Tokyo. The company began by producing adhesive plasters and medical tapes, then adapted that adhesive technology to introduce the first prototypes of Cellotape, Japan's self-adhesive cellulose tape, in 1948. Nichiban's current catalog spans surgical tapes and bandages for hospitals, industrial masking and packaging tapes, and stationery products including Cellotape and Mylabel. Cellotape has been a fixture in Japanese households and schools for over seventy years. Supreme's collaboration with Nichiban applies the box logo to a product most Japanese consumers have used since childhood.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $18 |
|---|---|
| Nichiban retail | $8 |
| Hype tax | +125% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Nichiban Packing Tape just the regular Packing Tape?
The Supreme x Nichiban Packing Tape, released in Spring/Summer 2026, is based on the Nichiban Packing Tape. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Nichiban Packing Tape is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Nichiban Packing Tape than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $18 for the Supreme x Nichiban Packing Tape; the Nichiban Packing Tape retails for $8. That's a 125% markup — buying the original saves you $10, or 56% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Nichiban Packing Tape?
You can buy the Nichiban Packing Tape from Amazon or direct from Nichiban. Retail price is $8. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
