Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Hospital Gowns
The Google product category ID for Hospital Gowns is 1898, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Medical > Hospital Gowns". 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 Medical.
- Category ID
- 1898
- 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
- 10
- Parent category
- Medical
- 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, Hospital Gowns is seventh largest of the 11 categories under Medical, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Gowns | 1645 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital Gowns — this page | 1898 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Supplies | 2907 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Scrubs | 2928 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Equipment | 3477 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Medical Furniture | 5167 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Scrub Caps | 5602 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital Curtains | 6275 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Bedding | 6303 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Teaching Equipment | 6490 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Medical Instruments | 230913 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (1898) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Medical > Hospital Gowns"). 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 | 1898 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Medical > Hospital Gowns |
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, 1898, 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 Hospital Gowns
What is the Google product category ID for Hospital Gowns?
1898. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Medical > Hospital Gowns", 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 Hospital Gowns available?
No. Hospital Gowns is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 1898 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 Hospital Gowns sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Medical (2496). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Medical → Hospital Gowns. If your product does not belong under Medical, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Hospital Gowns is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Medical first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Hospital Curtains (6275), Medical Bedding (6303), Medical Equipment (3477), Medical Furniture (5167), Medical Instruments (230913), Medical Supplies (2907), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Medical (2496) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Hospital Gowns compared with the categories next to it?
It is seventh largest of the 11 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 Hospital Gowns and Hospital Curtains?
They sit side by side under Medical and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Hospital Gowns is 1898; Hospital Curtains is 6275. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Medical > Hospital Gowns" with "Business & Industrial > Medical > Hospital Curtains" before you submit.
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