Abstract: A shielding tape comprising a lead foil having a layer of vinyl chloride polymer on its one surface and having on the other surface thereof a layer of vinyl chloride polymer and a layer of an adhesive not reaction-curable formed over the latter layer. Also disclosed is an electric cable comprising a sheath of vinyl chloride polymer and a water impermeable layer provided by a shielding tape having the same structure as above and longitudinally placed beneath the sheath. With an adhesive of the above-mentioned type, the sheath is adhered to the underlying vinyl chloride polymer layer of the tape, and the polymer layers of the tape are also adhered to each other at the lap of the tape.