Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Dental Floss

The Google product category ID for Dental Floss is 2620, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Oral Care > Dental Floss". 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 Oral Care.

Category ID: 2620
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 4: 4 / 4
Others at this level: 19
Parent category: Oral 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, Dental Floss is fifth largest of the 20 categories under Oral Care, 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.

Every category at the same level as Dental Floss, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Toothbrushes	527	0	0	0
Toothpaste	1360	0	0	0
Dentures	2527	0	0	0
Dental Floss — this page	2620	0	0	0
Gum Stimulators	2769	0	0	0
Teeth Whiteners	3019	0	0	0
Mouthwash	3040	0	0	0
Toothpicks	4316	0	0	0
Toothbrush Accessories	4775	3	3	1
Toothpaste Squeezers & Dispensers	5154	0	0	0
Denture Adhesives	5155	0	0	0
Dental Water Jets	5295	0	0	0
Dental Mouthguards	5823	0	0	0
Denture Cleaners	5824	0	0	0
Breath Spray	6189	0	0	0
Tongue Scrapers	6441	0	0	0
Dental Water Jet Replacement Tips	6455	0	0	0
Power Flossers	6715	0	0	0
Denture Repair Kits	8543	0	0	0
Orthodontic Appliance Cases	505367	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (2620) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Oral Care > Dental Floss"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	2620
SKU-1001	Your product title	Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Oral Care > Dental Floss

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, 2620, 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 Dental Floss

What is the Google product category ID for Dental Floss?

2620. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Oral Care > Dental Floss", 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 Dental Floss available?

No. Dental Floss is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 2620 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 Dental Floss sit in the taxonomy?

At level 4, under Oral Care (526). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Oral Care → Dental Floss. If your product does not belong under Oral Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Dental Floss is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Oral Care first — there are 19 other categories at this level: Breath Spray (6189), Dental Mouthguards (5823), Dental Water Jet Replacement Tips (6455), Dental Water Jets (5295), Denture Adhesives (5155), Denture Cleaners (5824), and 13 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Oral Care (526) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Dental Floss compared with the categories next to it?

It is fifth largest of the 20 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 Dental Floss and Dental Mouthguards?

They sit side by side under Oral Care and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Dental Floss is 2620; Dental Mouthguards is 5823. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Oral Care > Dental Floss" with "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Oral Care > Dental Mouthguards" before you submit.

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