Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Stationery
The Google product category ID for Stationery is 3457, written as a path "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products > Stationery". 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 Paper Products.
This level14
Stationery3457
Post Cards3871Blank ID Cards5264Business Forms & Receipts5918Receipt & Adding Machine Paper Rolls5919Checks6930- Category ID
- 3457
- 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
- 13
- Parent category
- Paper Products
- 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, Stationery is 9th largest of the 14 categories under Paper Products, 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Cards | 957 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Envelopes | 958 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Index Cards | 959 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notebooks & Notepads | 961 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Printer & Copier Paper | 962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cover Paper | 1513 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binder Paper | 2658 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sticky Notes | 2689 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stationery — this page | 3457 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Cards | 3871 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blank ID Cards | 5264 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business Forms & Receipts | 5918 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receipt & Adding Machine Paper Rolls | 5919 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Checks | 6930 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3457) or the full path ("Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products > Stationery"). 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.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 3457 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products > Stationery |
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, 3457, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Stationery
What is the Google product category ID for Stationery?
3457. The full path, "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products > Stationery", 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 Stationery available?
No. Stationery is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 3457 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 Stationery sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Paper Products (956). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → General Office Supplies → Paper Products → Stationery. If your product does not belong under Paper Products, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Stationery is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Paper Products first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Binder Paper (2658), Blank ID Cards (5264), Business Cards (957), Business Forms & Receipts (5918), Checks (6930), Cover Paper (1513), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Paper Products (956) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Stationery compared with the categories next to it?
It is 9th largest of the 14 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.
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