Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Remote Control Planes
The Google product category ID for Remote Control Planes is 3677, written as a path "Toys & Games > Toys > Remote Control Toys > Remote Control Planes". 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 Remote Control Toys.
- Category ID
- 3677
- 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
- 7
- Parent category
- Remote Control Toys
- 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, Remote Control Planes is fourth largest of the 8 categories under Remote Control Toys, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Control Boats & Watercraft | 3532 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Helicopters | 3554 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Cars & Trucks | 3601 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Planes — this page | 3677 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Motorcycles | 5968 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Tanks | 5969 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Robots | 6059 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remote Control Airships & Blimps | 7090 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3677) or the full path ("Toys & Games > Toys > Remote Control Toys > Remote Control Planes"). 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 | 3677 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Toys & Games > Toys > Remote Control Toys > Remote Control Planes |
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, 3677, 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 Remote Control Planes
What is the Google product category ID for Remote Control Planes?
3677. The full path, "Toys & Games > Toys > Remote Control Toys > Remote Control Planes", 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 Remote Control Planes available?
No. Remote Control Planes is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 3677 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 Remote Control Planes sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Remote Control Toys (2546). The chain from the top is Toys & Games → Toys → Remote Control Toys → Remote Control Planes. If your product does not belong under Remote Control Toys, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Remote Control Planes is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Remote Control Toys first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Remote Control Airships & Blimps (7090), Remote Control Boats & Watercraft (3532), Remote Control Cars & Trucks (3601), Remote Control Helicopters (3554), Remote Control Motorcycles (5968), Remote Control Robots (6059), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Remote Control Toys (2546) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Remote Control Planes compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 8 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 Remote Control Planes and Remote Control Airships & Blimps?
They sit side by side under Remote Control Toys and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Remote Control Planes is 3677; Remote Control Airships & Blimps is 7090. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Toys & Games > Toys > Remote Control Toys > Remote Control Planes" with "Toys & Games > Toys > Remote Control Toys > Remote Control Airships & Blimps" before you submit.
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