Abstract: A device comprising a carrier tape with compartments and a cover tape for sealing items in the compartments includes a cover tape having a base film layer, a striped adhesive layer formed on the first surface of the base film to adhere the cover tape to the carrier tape, and an antistatic layer formed on the adhesive layer and base film layer to provide antistatic coating on substantially the entire width of the surface of the base film. A primer layer containing an antistatic agent may be placed on the base film layer as an alternative to an antistatic layer.