Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Business & Industrial
The Google product category ID for Business & Industrial is 111, and it is one of the 21 at the top of Google's taxonomy. Everything below it sits inside this branch, so a product that does not belong here is unlikely to fit anything deeper in it either.
This branch26
Business & Industrial111
Advertising & Marketing5863Agriculture112Automation Control Components7261Construction114Dentistry7497Film & Television2155Finance & Insurance1813Food Service135Forestry & Logging1827Hairdressing & Cosmetology7240Heavy Machinery1795Hotel & Hospitality1475Industrial Storage5830Industrial Storage Accessories8025Janitorial Carts & Caddies500086Law Enforcement1556Manufacturing1470Material Handling6987Medical2496Mining & Quarrying2187Piercing & Tattooing4285Retail138Science & Laboratory1624Signage976Work Safety Protective Gear2047- Category ID
- 111
- Direct subcategories
- 25
- Categories below it in total
- 223
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 1 / 5
- Others at this level
- 20
- Parent category
- None, this is a root
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Business & Industrial is 10th largest of the 21 categories at the top of the taxonomy, with 223 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Business & IndustrialAgricultureAnimal HusbandryLivestock FeedCattle Feed
The longest route down from here runs 4 more levels, ending at Cattle Feed (543545) on level 5: Business & Industrial › Agriculture › Animal Husbandry › Livestock Feed › Cattle Feed. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals & Pet Supplies | 1 | 2 | 124 | 4 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 8 | 3 | 499 | 6 |
| Business & Industrial — this page | 111 | 25 | 223 | 4 |
| Cameras & Optics | 141 | 4 | 103 | 4 |
| Apparel & Accessories | 166 | 8 | 239 | 4 |
| Electronics | 222 | 19 | 417 | 5 |
| Food, Beverages & Tobacco | 412 | 3 | 363 | 5 |
| Furniture | 436 | 25 | 120 | 3 |
| Health & Beauty | 469 | 3 | 345 | 6 |
| Home & Garden | 536 | 21 | 1034 | 5 |
| Baby & Toddler | 537 | 11 | 86 | 3 |
| Hardware | 632 | 15 | 521 | 4 |
| Mature | 772 | 2 | 37 | 4 |
| Media | 783 | 7 | 29 | 2 |
| Vehicles & Parts | 888 | 2 | 229 | 5 |
| Office Supplies | 922 | 14 | 165 | 6 |
| Sporting Goods | 988 | 4 | 800 | 6 |
| Toys & Games | 1239 | 5 | 173 | 4 |
| Software | 2092 | 3 | 34 | 3 |
| Luggage & Bags | 5181 | 13 | 21 | 2 |
| Religious & Ceremonial | 5605 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (111) or the full path ("Business & Industrial"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 25 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 111 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 111, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Business & Industrial
25 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Medical (2496) is the largest with 41 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Business & Industrial sits under that one name. 18 of the 25 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 7 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 5863Advertising & Marketing+3 subcategories below it
- 112Agriculture+1 subcategories below it
- 7261Automation Control Components+2 subcategories below it
- 114Construction+2 subcategories below it
- 7497Dentistry+3 subcategories below it
- 2155Film & Television
- 1813Finance & Insurance+1 subcategories below it
- 135Food Service+17 subcategories below it
- 1827Forestry & Logging
- 7240Hairdressing & Cosmetology+3 subcategories below it
- 1795Heavy Machinery+1 subcategories below it
- 1475Hotel & Hospitality
- 5830Industrial Storage+4 subcategories below it
- 8025Industrial Storage Accessories
- 500086Janitorial Carts & Caddies
- 1556Law Enforcement+2 subcategories below it
- 1470Manufacturing
- 6987Material Handling+3 subcategories below it
- 2496Medical+11 subcategories below it
- 2187Mining & Quarrying
- 4285Piercing & Tattooing+2 subcategories below it
- 138Retail+8 subcategories below it
- 1624Science & Laboratory+6 subcategories below it
- 976Signage+13 subcategories below it
- 2047Work Safety Protective Gear+12 subcategories below it
Questions about Business & Industrial
What is the Google product category ID for Business & Industrial?
111. The full path, "Business & Industrial", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Business & Industrial or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Business & Industrial has 25 directly below it, starting with Advertising & Marketing (5863), Agriculture (112), Automation Control Components (7261), and 223 in total further down. 111 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
How much more specific can I get than Business & Industrial?
4 levels more. The longest route down from Business & Industrial is Business & Industrial > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry > Livestock Feed > Cattle Feed, ending at Cattle Feed (543545) on level 5. Not every branch below Business & Industrial runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Business & Industrial compared with the categories next to it?
It is 10th largest of the 21 at its level, carrying 223 categories below it. Inside it, Medical (2496) is the biggest branch with 41 beneath it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
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