牛皮胶布指一种感压带黏性的胶布，一般捆成一卷，常用于大范围场地作黏贴或定点标示作用。牛皮胶布一般都在外层包有聚乙烯，使胶布具防水功效。与横纹胶带不同的是：横纹胶带常用于可方便把胶带移除的场合，但牛皮胶布一般在贴好后都不会再移除。

有说牛皮胶布发明于第二次世界大战进行中的1942年，是一种以橡胶为本、并以耐用的纤维作背垫的防水胶带；但另有说法指其实早在20世纪初期就已有这种产品，当时的牛皮胶布用帆布（当时的英语叫这种帆布作「Cotton duck」，亦即现在牛皮胶布的英语「duct tape」在北美的称呼的来源）制造，用以保护藏在桥底的电线。它的标准尺寸为英寸，即约5厘米。常见的有黑色、银灰色或啡色，但其他颜色的亦会生产。

Duct tape or duck tape is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape - often coated with polyethylene. There are a variety of constructions using different backings and adhesives. One variation is gaffer tape - designed to be cleanly removed, unlike standard duct tape. Another variation is heat-resistant duct tape useful for sealing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning ducts, produced because standard duct tape fails quickly when used on heating ducts. Duct tape is generally gray or black but also available in other colors.