Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Chemicals
The Google product category ID for Chemicals is 2277. It sits under Building Consumables and has 10 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 10 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 2277
- Direct subcategories
- 10
- Categories below it in total
- 10
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Building Consumables
- 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, Chemicals is the largest of the 11 categories under Building Consumables, with 10 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.
ChemicalsAcid Neutralizers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Acid Neutralizers (1735) on level 4: Chemicals › Acid Neutralizers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubricants | 1753 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solder & Flux | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardware Tape | 2212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemicals — this page | 2277 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Painting Consumables | 503740 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Solvents, Strippers & Thinners | 503741 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardware Glue & Adhesives | 503742 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masonry Consumables | 503743 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Protective Coatings & Sealants | 503744 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plumbing Primer | 505305 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wall Patching Compounds & Plaster | 505802 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2277) or the full path ("Hardware > Building Consumables > Chemicals"). 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 10 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 | 2277 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Building Consumables > Chemicals |
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, 2277, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Chemicals
10 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 10 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Chemicals continues any further, so one of those 10 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Chemicals
What is the Google product category ID for Chemicals?
2277. The full path, "Hardware > Building Consumables > Chemicals", 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 Chemicals or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Chemicals has 10 directly below it, starting with Acid Neutralizers (1735), Ammonia (6795), Chimney Cleaners (1479), and 10 in total further down. 2277 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 Chemicals sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Building Consumables (503739). The chain from the top is Hardware → Building Consumables → Chemicals. If your product does not belong under Building Consumables, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Chemicals is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Building Consumables first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Hardware Glue & Adhesives (503742), Hardware Tape (2212), Lubricants (1753), Masonry Consumables (503743), Painting Consumables (503740), Plumbing Primer (505305), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Building Consumables (503739) 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 Chemicals?
1 level more. The longest route down from Chemicals is Chemicals > Acid Neutralizers, ending at Acid Neutralizers (1735) on level 4. Not every branch below Chemicals runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Chemicals compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 10 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.
Not sure this is the one?
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