Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Print, Copy, Scan & Fax
The Google product category ID for Print, Copy, Scan & Fax is 345. It sits under Electronics 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
- 345
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 18
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 2 / 5
- 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, Print, Copy, Scan & Fax is sixth largest of the 19 categories under Electronics, with 18 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.
Print, Copy, Scan & FaxPrinter, Copier & Fax Machine AccessoriesPrinter ConsumablesPrinter Drums & Drum Kits
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259) on level 5: Print, Copy, Scan & Fax › Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories › Printer Consumables › Printer Drums & Drum Kits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | 223 | 7 | 66 | 3 |
| Communications | 262 | 9 | 32 | 4 |
| Computers | 278 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| GPS Navigation Systems | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marine Electronics | 340 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Networking | 342 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Print, Copy, Scan & Fax — this page | 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 (345) or the full path ("Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax"). 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 | 345 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax" into 3 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 345, contains no comma.
What sits under Print, Copy, Scan & Fax
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. Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories (502990) is the largest with 12 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Print, Copy, Scan & Fax 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.
Questions about Print, Copy, Scan & Fax
What is the Google product category ID for Print, Copy, Scan & Fax?
345. The full path, "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax", 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 Print, Copy, Scan & Fax or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Print, Copy, Scan & Fax has 6 directly below it, starting with 3D Printer Accessories (499682), 3D Printers (6865), Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories (502990), and 18 in total further down. 345 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 Print, Copy, Scan & Fax sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Electronics (222). The chain from the top is Electronics → Print, Copy, Scan & Fax. 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 Print, Copy, Scan & Fax 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 much more specific can I get than Print, Copy, Scan & Fax?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Print, Copy, Scan & Fax is Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables > Printer Drums & Drum Kits, ending at Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259) on level 5. Not every branch below Print, Copy, Scan & Fax runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Print, Copy, Scan & Fax compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 19 at its level, carrying 18 categories below it. Inside it, Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories (502990) is the biggest branch with 12 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.
Not sure this is the one?
Describe the product and get the category with its ID, a confidence figure and the runners-up it was weighed against.
Free, no account. Or map a whole catalog