Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Watercraft Care
The Google product category ID for Watercraft Care is 1122. It sits under Watercraft Parts & Accessories and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 1122
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Watercraft Parts & Accessories
- 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, Watercraft Care is fourth largest of the 9 categories under Watercraft Parts & Accessories, with 2 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.
Watercraft CareWatercraft Cleaners
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Watercraft Cleaners (3866) on level 5: Watercraft Care › Watercraft Cleaners. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watercraft Care — this page | 1122 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Watercraft Engines & Motors | 1125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sailboat Parts | 1132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Docking & Anchoring | 3315 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Watercraft Fuel Systems | 3400 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Watercraft Engine Parts | 3606 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Watercraft Exhaust Parts | 3619 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Watercraft Steering Parts | 3995 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Watercraft Lighting | 6293 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1122) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Care"). 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 2 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 | 1122 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Care |
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, 1122, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Watercraft Care
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Watercraft Care continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Watercraft Care
What is the Google product category ID for Watercraft Care?
1122. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Care", 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 Watercraft Care or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Watercraft Care has 2 directly below it, starting with Watercraft Cleaners (3866), Watercraft Polishes (3955), and 2 in total further down. 1122 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Watercraft Care sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Watercraft Parts & Accessories (3391). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Watercraft Parts & Accessories → Watercraft Care. If your product does not belong under Watercraft Parts & Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Watercraft Care is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Watercraft Parts & Accessories first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Docking & Anchoring (3315), Sailboat Parts (1132), Watercraft Engine Parts (3606), Watercraft Engines & Motors (1125), Watercraft Exhaust Parts (3619), Watercraft Fuel Systems (3400), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Watercraft Parts & Accessories (3391) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Watercraft Care?
1 level more. The longest route down from Watercraft Care is Watercraft Care > Watercraft Cleaners, ending at Watercraft Cleaners (3866) on level 5. Not every branch below Watercraft Care runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Watercraft Care compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 9 at its level, carrying 2 categories below 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.
What is the difference between Watercraft Care and Watercraft Engine Parts?
They sit side by side under Watercraft Parts & Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Watercraft Care is 1122; Watercraft Engine Parts is 3606. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Care" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Parts & Accessories > Watercraft Engine Parts" before you submit.
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