Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Ski & Snowboard Helmets

The Google product category ID for Ski & Snowboard Helmets is 1161, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Winter Sports & Activities > Skiing & Snowboarding > Ski & Snowboard Helmets". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Skiing & Snowboarding.

Category ID: 1161
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 5: 5 / 5
Others at this level: 16
Parent category: Skiing & Snowboarding
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, Ski & Snowboard Helmets is fourth largest of the 17 categories under Skiing & Snowboarding, with 0 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.

Every category at the same level as Ski & Snowboard Helmets, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Ski Poles	1157	0	0	0
Ski & Snowboard Helmets — this page	1161	0	0	0
Snowboard Bindings	1162	0	0	0
Snowboard Boots	1163	0	0	0
Snowboards	1164	0	0	0
Ski & Snowboard Goggles	3550	0	0	0
Snowboard Binding Parts	5088	0	0	0
Ski Boots	6062	0	0	0
Ski Bindings	6063	0	0	0
Skis	6064	2	2	1
Ski & Snowboard Bags	7224	0	0	0
Ski & Snowboard Storage Racks	7558	0	0	0
Ski & Snowboard Wax	8074	0	0	0
Ski & Snowboard Goggle Accessories	8203	1	1	1
Ski & Snowboard Leashes	499681	0	0	0
Ski Binding Parts	505296	0	0	0
Ski & Snowboard Tuning Tools	505772	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1161) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Winter Sports & Activities > Skiing & Snowboarding > Ski & Snowboard Helmets"). 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.

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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	1161
SKU-1001	Your product title	Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Winter Sports & Activities > Skiing & Snowboarding > Ski & Snowboard Helmets

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, 1161, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

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 Ski & Snowboard Helmets

What is the Google product category ID for Ski & Snowboard Helmets?

1161. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Winter Sports & Activities > Skiing & Snowboarding > Ski & Snowboard Helmets", 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.

Is anything more specific than Ski & Snowboard Helmets available?

No. Ski & Snowboard Helmets is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 1161 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.

Where does Ski & Snowboard Helmets sit in the taxonomy?

At level 5, under Skiing & Snowboarding (499845). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Outdoor Recreation → Winter Sports & Activities → Skiing & Snowboarding → Ski & Snowboard Helmets. If your product does not belong under Skiing & Snowboarding, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Ski & Snowboard Helmets is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Skiing & Snowboarding first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Ski & Snowboard Bags (7224), Ski & Snowboard Goggle Accessories (8203), Ski & Snowboard Goggles (3550), Ski & Snowboard Leashes (499681), Ski & Snowboard Storage Racks (7558), Ski & Snowboard Tuning Tools (505772), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Skiing & Snowboarding (499845) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Ski & Snowboard Helmets compared with the categories next to it?

It is fourth largest of the 17 at its level, carrying 0 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 Ski & Snowboard Helmets and Ski & Snowboard Bags?

They sit side by side under Skiing & Snowboarding and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Ski & Snowboard Helmets is 1161; Ski & Snowboard Bags is 7224. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Winter Sports & Activities > Skiing & Snowboarding > Ski & Snowboard Helmets" with "Sporting Goods > Outdoor Recreation > Winter Sports & Activities > Skiing & Snowboarding > Ski & Snowboard Bags" before you submit.

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Canonical URL: https://sellersort.com/google-product-category/1161-sporting-goods-outdoor-recreation-winter-sports-and-activities-skiing-and-snowboarding-ski-and-snowboard-helmets