Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Lumber & Sheet Stock

The Google product category ID for Lumber & Sheet Stock is 125, written as a path "Hardware > Building Materials > Lumber & Sheet Stock". 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 Building Materials.

Category ID: 125
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 3: 3 / 3
Others at this level: 21
Parent category: Building Materials
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, Lumber & Sheet Stock is eighth largest of the 22 categories under Building Materials, 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 Lumber & Sheet Stock, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Doors	119	2	2	1
Glass	120	0	0	0
Insulation	122	0	0	0
Roofing	123	4	4	1
Windows	124	0	0	0
Lumber & Sheet Stock — this page	125	0	0	0
Hatches	2030	0	0	0
Countertops	2729	0	0	0
Flooring & Carpet	2826	0	0	0
Door Hardware	6343	9	9	1
Shutters	6943	0	0	0
Staircases	7004	0	0	0
Wall Paneling	7053	0	0	0
Molding	7112	0	0	0
Wall & Ceiling Tile	7136	0	0	0
Sound Dampening Panels & Foam	7439	0	0	0
Window Hardware	499772	2	2	1
Handrails & Railing Systems	499949	0	0	0
Siding	503775	0	0	0
Drywall	503776	0	0	0
Rebar & Remesh	503777	0	0	0
Weather Stripping & Weatherization Supplies	505300	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (125) or the full path ("Hardware > Building Materials > Lumber & Sheet Stock"). 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	125
SKU-1001	Your product title	Hardware > Building Materials > Lumber & Sheet Stock

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

Questions about Lumber & Sheet Stock

What is the Google product category ID for Lumber & Sheet Stock?

125. The full path, "Hardware > Building Materials > Lumber & Sheet Stock", 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 Lumber & Sheet Stock available?

No. Lumber & Sheet Stock is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 125 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 Lumber & Sheet Stock sit in the taxonomy?

At level 3, under Building Materials (115). The chain from the top is Hardware → Building Materials → Lumber & Sheet Stock. If your product does not belong under Building Materials, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Lumber & Sheet Stock is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Building Materials first — there are 21 other categories at this level: Countertops (2729), Door Hardware (6343), Doors (119), Drywall (503776), Flooring & Carpet (2826), Glass (120), and 15 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Building Materials (115) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Lumber & Sheet Stock compared with the categories next to it?

It is eighth largest of the 22 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.

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