Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
GPS Accessories
The Google product category ID for GPS Accessories is 3895. It sits under Electronics and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 3895
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 2 / 3
- 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, GPS Accessories is 13th largest of the 19 categories under Electronics, with 2 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.
GPS AccessoriesGPS Cases
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at GPS Cases (3781) on level 3: GPS Accessories › GPS Cases. 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 | 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 — this page | 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 (3895) or the full path ("Electronics > GPS Accessories"). 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 2 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 | 3895 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > GPS Accessories |
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, 3895, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under GPS Accessories
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under GPS Accessories continues any further, so one of those 2 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 GPS Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for GPS Accessories?
3895. The full path, "Electronics > GPS Accessories", 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 GPS Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: GPS Accessories has 2 directly below it, starting with GPS Cases (3781), GPS Mounts (3213), and 2 in total further down. 3895 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 GPS Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Electronics (222). The chain from the top is Electronics → GPS Accessories. 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 GPS Accessories 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 GPS Accessories?
1 level more. The longest route down from GPS Accessories is GPS Accessories > GPS Cases, ending at GPS Cases (3781) on level 3. Not every branch below GPS Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is GPS Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is 13th largest of the 19 at its level, carrying 2 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 GPS Accessories and GPS Navigation Systems?
They sit side by side under Electronics and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. GPS Accessories is 3895; GPS Navigation Systems is 339. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > GPS Accessories" with "Electronics > GPS Navigation Systems" before you submit.
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