Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

GPS Navigation Systems

The Google product category ID for GPS Navigation Systems is 339, written as a path "Electronics > GPS Navigation Systems". 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 Electronics.

This level19

Electronics222 Audio223 Communications262 Computers278

GPS Navigation Systems339

Marine Electronics340 Networking342 Print, Copy, Scan & Fax345 Video386 Radar Detectors912 Video Game Console Accessories1270 Video Game Consoles1294 Components1801 Electronics Accessories2082 Arcade Equipment3356 Circuit Boards & Components3702 GPS Accessories3895 Toll Collection Devices4488 GPS Tracking Devices6544 Speed Radars500091

Category ID: 339
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 2: 2 / 2
Others at this level: 18
Parent category: Electronics
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, GPS Navigation Systems is 14th largest of the 19 categories under Electronics, 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 GPS Navigation Systems, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Audio	223	7	66	3
Communications	262	9	32	4
Computers	278	10	15	2
GPS Navigation Systems — this page	339	0	0	0
Marine Electronics	340	6	6	1
Networking	342	10	14	2
Print, Copy, Scan & Fax	345	6	18	3
Video	386	10	35	3
Radar Detectors	912	0	0	0
Video Game Console Accessories	1270	2	2	1
Video Game Consoles	1294	0	0	0
Components	1801	5	7	2
Electronics Accessories	2082	18	167	4
Arcade Equipment	3356	6	6	1
Circuit Boards & Components	3702	7	28	3
GPS Accessories	3895	2	2	1
Toll Collection Devices	4488	0	0	0
GPS Tracking Devices	6544	0	0	0
Speed Radars	500091	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (339) or the full path ("Electronics > GPS Navigation Systems"). 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	339
SKU-1001	Your product title	Electronics > GPS Navigation Systems

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, 339, 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 GPS Navigation Systems

What is the Google product category ID for GPS Navigation Systems?

339. The full path, "Electronics > GPS Navigation Systems", 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 GPS Navigation Systems available?

No. GPS Navigation Systems is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 2, so 339 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 GPS Navigation Systems sit in the taxonomy?

At level 2, under Electronics (222). The chain from the top is Electronics → GPS Navigation Systems. If your product does not belong under Electronics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if GPS Navigation Systems is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Electronics first — there are 18 other categories at this level: Arcade Equipment (3356), Audio (223), Circuit Boards & Components (3702), Communications (262), Components (1801), Computers (278), and 12 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Electronics (222) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is GPS Navigation Systems compared with the categories next to it?

It is 14th largest of the 19 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 GPS Navigation Systems and GPS Accessories?

They sit side by side under Electronics and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. GPS Navigation Systems is 339; GPS Accessories is 3895. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > GPS Navigation Systems" with "Electronics > GPS Accessories" before you submit.

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