Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vision Care
The Google product category ID for Vision Care is 1380. It sits under Personal Care and has 7 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 7 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 1380
- Direct subcategories
- 7
- Categories below it in total
- 14
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 18
- Parent category
- Personal Care
- 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, Vision Care is fifth largest of the 19 categories under Personal Care, with 14 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.
Vision CareContact Lens CareContact Lens Care Kits
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Contact Lens Care Kits (7363) on level 5: Vision Care › Contact Lens Care › Contact Lens Care Kits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanning Beds | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosmetics | 473 | 9 | 112 | 4 |
| Deodorant & Anti-Perspirant | 484 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Feminine Sanitary Supplies | 485 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Hair Care | 486 | 13 | 25 | 2 |
| Back Care | 493 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ear Care | 506 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Foot Care | 515 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Oral Care | 526 | 20 | 23 | 2 |
| Shaving & Grooming | 528 | 13 | 19 | 2 |
| Personal Lubricants | 777 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vision Care — this page | 1380 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Tweezers | 2656 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cotton Swabs | 2934 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleeping Aids | 4076 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Cotton Balls | 4929 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massage & Relaxation | 5663 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Spray Tanning Tents | 6921 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enema Kits & Supplies | 7134 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1380) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision 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 7 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 | 1380 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision 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, 1380, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Vision Care
7 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. Eyewear Accessories (2521) is the largest with 4 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Vision Care sits under that one name. 2 of the 7 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 5 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Vision Care
What is the Google product category ID for Vision Care?
1380. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Vision 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 Vision Care or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vision Care has 7 directly below it, starting with Contact Lens Care (3011), Contact Lenses (2923), Eye Drops & Lubricants (2922), and 14 in total further down. 1380 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 Vision Care sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Personal Care (2915). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Vision Care. If your product does not belong under Personal Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vision Care is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Personal Care first — there are 18 other categories at this level: Back Care (493), Cosmetics (473), Cotton Balls (4929), Cotton Swabs (2934), Deodorant & Anti-Perspirant (484), Ear Care (506), and 12 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Personal Care (2915) 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 Vision Care?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Vision Care is Vision Care > Contact Lens Care > Contact Lens Care Kits, ending at Contact Lens Care Kits (7363) on level 5. Not every branch below Vision Care runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vision Care compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 19 at its level, carrying 14 categories below it. Inside it, Eyewear Accessories (2521) is the biggest branch with 4 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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