Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Uniforms
The Google product category ID for Uniforms is 2306. It sits under Clothing and has 8 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 8 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 2306
- Direct subcategories
- 8
- Categories below it in total
- 22
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Clothing
- 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, Uniforms is the largest of the 18 categories under Clothing, with 22 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.
UniformsFood Service UniformsChef's Hats
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Chef's Hats (7237) on level 5: Uniforms › Food Service Uniforms › Chef's Hats. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby & Toddler Clothing | 182 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Outerwear | 203 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Pants | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shorts | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleepwear & Loungewear | 208 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Swimwear | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shirts & Tops | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Underwear & Socks | 213 | 13 | 19 | 2 |
| Skirts | 1581 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Suits | 1594 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Dresses | 2271 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uniforms — this page | 2306 | 8 | 22 | 2 |
| One-Pieces | 5182 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Activewear | 5322 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| Skorts | 5344 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Traditional & Ceremonial Clothing | 5388 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
| Wedding & Bridal Party Dresses | 5441 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Outfit Sets | 7313 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2306) or the full path ("Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Uniforms"). 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 8 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 | 2306 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Uniforms |
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, 2306, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Uniforms
8 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. Sports Uniforms (3598) is the largest with 11 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Uniforms sits under that one name. 2 of the 8 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 6 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Uniforms
What is the Google product category ID for Uniforms?
2306. The full path, "Apparel & Accessories > Clothing > Uniforms", 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 Uniforms or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Uniforms has 8 directly below it, starting with Contractor Pants & Coveralls (5484), Flight Suits (5878), Food Service Uniforms (7235), and 22 in total further down. 2306 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 Uniforms sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Clothing (1604). The chain from the top is Apparel & Accessories → Clothing → Uniforms. If your product does not belong under Clothing, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Uniforms is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Clothing first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Activewear (5322), Baby & Toddler Clothing (182), Dresses (2271), One-Pieces (5182), Outerwear (203), Outfit Sets (7313), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Clothing (1604) 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 Uniforms?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Uniforms is Uniforms > Food Service Uniforms > Chef's Hats, ending at Chef's Hats (7237) on level 5. Not every branch below Uniforms runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Uniforms compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 22 categories below it. Inside it, Sports Uniforms (3598) is the biggest branch with 11 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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