Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Medical Equipment
The Google product category ID for Medical Equipment is 3477. It sits under Medical and has 9 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 9 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch10
Medical Equipment3477
Automated External Defibrillators3230Gait Belts503006Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks6972Medical Stretchers & Gurneys499858Otoscopes & Ophthalmoscopes4245Patient Lifts7522Stethoscopes4364Vital Signs Monitor Accessories6714Vital Signs Monitors6280- Category ID
- 3477
- Direct subcategories
- 9
- Categories below it in total
- 9
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Medical
- 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, Medical Equipment is the largest of the 11 categories under Medical, with 9 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.
Medical EquipmentAutomated External Defibrillators
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Automated External Defibrillators (3230) on level 4: Medical Equipment › Automated External Defibrillators. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Gowns | 1645 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital Gowns | 1898 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Supplies | 2907 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Scrubs | 2928 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Equipment — this page | 3477 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Medical Furniture | 5167 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Scrub Caps | 5602 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital Curtains | 6275 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Bedding | 6303 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Teaching Equipment | 6490 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Medical Instruments | 230913 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3477) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment"). 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 9 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 | 3477 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment |
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, 3477, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Medical Equipment
9 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 9 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Medical Equipment continues any further, so one of those 9 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Medical Equipment
What is the Google product category ID for Medical Equipment?
3477. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment", 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 Medical Equipment or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Medical Equipment has 9 directly below it, starting with Automated External Defibrillators (3230), Gait Belts (503006), Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks (6972), and 9 in total further down. 3477 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 Medical Equipment sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Medical (2496). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Medical → Medical Equipment. If your product does not belong under Medical, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Medical Equipment is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Medical first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Hospital Curtains (6275), Hospital Gowns (1898), Medical Bedding (6303), Medical Furniture (5167), Medical Instruments (230913), Medical Supplies (2907), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Medical (2496) 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 Medical Equipment?
1 level more. The longest route down from Medical Equipment is Medical Equipment > Automated External Defibrillators, ending at Automated External Defibrillators (3230) on level 4. Not every branch below Medical Equipment runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Medical Equipment compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 9 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 Medical Equipment and Medical Bedding?
They sit side by side under Medical and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Medical Equipment is 3477; Medical Bedding is 6303. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment" with "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Bedding" before you submit.
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