Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags
The Google product category ID for Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags is 1837, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Retail > Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags". 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 Retail.
- Category ID
- 1837
- 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
- 7
- Parent category
- Retail
- 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, Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags is second largest of the 8 categories under Retail, 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags — this page | 1837 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Display Mannequins | 3803 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing Guns | 4127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retail Display Cases | 4160 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Money Handling | 4181 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Clothing Display Racks | 4244 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mannequin Parts | 7128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retail Display Props & Models | 499897 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1837) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Retail > Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags"). 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.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 1837 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Retail > Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags |
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, 1837, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags
What is the Google product category ID for Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags?
1837. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Retail > Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags", 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 Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags available?
No. Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 1837 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 Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Retail (138). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Retail → Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags. If your product does not belong under Retail, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Retail first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Clothing Display Racks (4244), Display Mannequins (3803), Mannequin Parts (7128), Money Handling (4181), Pricing Guns (4127), Retail Display Cases (4160), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Retail (138) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Paper & Plastic Shopping Bags compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 8 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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