Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Household Appliance Accessories
The Google product category ID for Household Appliance Accessories is 3348. It sits under Home & Garden and has 12 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 12 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch13
Household Appliance Accessories3348
Air Conditioner Accessories2367Air Purifier Accessories3410Dehumidifier Accessories4667Fan Accessories5089Floor & Steam Cleaner Accessories4548Furnace & Boiler Accessories6773Heating Radiator Accessories7110Humidifier Accessories3862Laundry Appliance Accessories3456Patio Heater Accessories4650Vacuum Accessories618Water Heater Accessories2751- Category ID
- 3348
- Direct subcategories
- 12
- Categories below it in total
- 29
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 2 / 4
- Others at this level
- 20
- Parent category
- Home & Garden
- 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, Household Appliance Accessories is sixth largest of the 21 categories under Home & Garden, with 29 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.
Household Appliance AccessoriesAir Conditioner AccessoriesAir Conditioner Covers
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Air Conditioner Covers (5826) on level 4: Household Appliance Accessories › Air Conditioner Accessories › Air Conditioner Covers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Home Security | 359 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Bathroom Accessories | 574 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| Lighting | 594 | 13 | 24 | 2 |
| Smoking Accessories | 600 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Household Appliances | 604 | 12 | 39 | 3 |
| Household Supplies | 630 | 18 | 125 | 4 |
| Kitchen & Dining | 638 | 10 | 389 | 4 |
| Lawn & Garden | 689 | 6 | 146 | 4 |
| Decor | 696 | 75 | 131 | 2 |
| Pool & Spa | 729 | 5 | 26 | 2 |
| Plants | 985 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Flood, Fire & Gas Safety | 1679 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Wood Stoves | 2639 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fireplace & Wood Stove Accessories | 2862 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Lighting Accessories | 2956 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Household Appliance Accessories — this page | 3348 | 12 | 29 | 2 |
| Linens & Bedding | 4171 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| Parasols & Rain Umbrellas | 4358 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emergency Preparedness | 5835 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Umbrella Sleeves & Cases | 6173 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fireplaces | 6792 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3348) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Appliance Accessories"). 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 12 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 | 3348 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Appliance Accessories |
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, 3348, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Household Appliance Accessories
12 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. Water Heater Accessories (2751) is the largest with 7 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Household Appliance Accessories sits under that one name. 7 of the 12 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 5 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 2367Air Conditioner Accessories+2 subcategories below it
- 3410Air Purifier Accessories+1 subcategories below it
- 4667Dehumidifier Accessories
- 5089Fan Accessories
- 4548Floor & Steam Cleaner Accessories
- 6773Furnace & Boiler Accessories
- 7110Heating Radiator Accessories+1 subcategories below it
- 3862Humidifier Accessories+1 subcategories below it
- 3456Laundry Appliance Accessories+4 subcategories below it
- 4650Patio Heater Accessories+1 subcategories below it
- 618Vacuum Accessories
- 2751Water Heater Accessories+7 subcategories below it
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 Household Appliance Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Household Appliance Accessories?
3348. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Appliance Accessories", 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 Household Appliance Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Household Appliance Accessories has 12 directly below it, starting with Air Conditioner Accessories (2367), Air Purifier Accessories (3410), Dehumidifier Accessories (4667), and 29 in total further down. 3348 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 Household Appliance Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Home & Garden (536). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Appliance Accessories. If your product does not belong under Home & Garden, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Household Appliance Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Home & Garden first — there are 20 other categories at this level: Bathroom Accessories (574), Business & Home Security (359), Decor (696), Emergency Preparedness (5835), Fireplace & Wood Stove Accessories (2862), Fireplaces (6792), and 14 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Home & Garden (536) 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 Household Appliance Accessories?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Household Appliance Accessories is Household Appliance Accessories > Air Conditioner Accessories > Air Conditioner Covers, ending at Air Conditioner Covers (5826) on level 4. Not every branch below Household Appliance Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Household Appliance Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 21 at its level, carrying 29 categories below it. Inside it, Water Heater Accessories (2751) is the biggest branch with 7 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.
What is the difference between Household Appliance Accessories and Household Appliances?
They sit side by side under Home & Garden and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Household Appliance Accessories is 3348; Household Appliances is 604. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Household Appliance Accessories" with "Home & Garden > Household Appliances" before you submit.
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