Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicle Covers
The Google product category ID for Vehicle Covers is 3436. It sits under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 3436
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 11
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 4 / 6
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor
- 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, Vehicle Covers is third largest of the 7 categories under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor, with 11 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.
Vehicle CoversVehicle Storage CoversAutomotive Storage Covers
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Automotive Storage Covers (8310) on level 6: Vehicle Covers › Vehicle Storage Covers › Automotive Storage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Decor | 2495 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| Vehicle Fluids | 2788 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Vehicle Cleaning | 2895 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Vehicle Covers — this page | 3436 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Vehicle Paint | 3812 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle Repair & Specialty Tools | 8236 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Portable Fuel Cans | 8534 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3436) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers"). 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 6 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 | 3436 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 3436, contains no comma.
What sits under Vehicle Covers
6 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. Vehicle Storage Covers (8309) is the largest with 5 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Vehicle Covers sits under that one name. 1 of the 6 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.
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 Vehicle Covers
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicle Covers?
3436. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers", 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 Vehicle Covers or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vehicle Covers has 6 directly below it, starting with Golf Cart Enclosures (8306), Motor Vehicle Windshield Covers (8316), Tonneau Covers (8308), and 11 in total further down. 3436 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 Vehicle Covers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor (913). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor → Vehicle Covers. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicle Covers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Portable Fuel Cans (8534), Vehicle Cleaning (2895), Vehicle Decor (2495), Vehicle Fluids (2788), Vehicle Paint (3812), Vehicle Repair & Specialty Tools (8236). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor (913) 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 Vehicle Covers?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Vehicle Covers is Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers > Automotive Storage Covers, ending at Automotive Storage Covers (8310) on level 6. Not every branch below Vehicle Covers runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vehicle Covers compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 7 at its level, carrying 11 categories below it. Inside it, Vehicle Storage Covers (8309) is the biggest branch with 5 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 Vehicle Covers and Vehicle Cleaning?
They sit side by side under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vehicle Covers is 3436; Vehicle Cleaning is 2895. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Cleaning" before you submit.
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