The swap that looks close
a film packing tape is the usual substitute for gummed paper tape, and it is the wrong one. A film tape sticks to the surface. Gummed tape needs water and the dispenser. They are not spares for each other.
Wholesale Packaging lists Gummed paper tape separately because the jobs diverge as soon as the goods are on the bench.
What the right line actually does
Gummed paper tape is the water-activated paper seal. It bonds to corrugated board.
The range includes the Xtegra water-activated tapes, in standard and reinforced versions, and the dispensers that wet them. The tape is described as recycled paper, biodegradable and recyclable.
If you have already mixed them
Buying the tape and cutting it dry, with no dispenser, wastes the reason it was listed.
On Wholesale Packaging, orders that include Gummed paper tape and are placed by 3pm are dispatched the same day. UK delivery is free on orders over £50 ex VAT. Stocked items can be returned within 14 days.
Open Gummed paper tape when you already know this line. Rolls are the unit. The dispenser is a separate line and does not arrive inside the tape pack. Wholesale Packaging will still dispatch an order placed by 3pm on the same day.