Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Tool Boxes
The Google product category ID for Tool Boxes is 3980, written as a path "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Tool Storage & Organization > Tool Boxes". 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 Tool Storage & Organization.
- Category ID
- 3980
- 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
- Tool Storage & Organization
- 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, Tool Boxes is fourth largest of the 8 categories under Tool Storage & Organization, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tool & Equipment Belts | 2485 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Cabinets & Chests | 3280 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work Benches | 3919 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Boxes — this page | 3980 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Sheaths | 4031 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garden Hose Storage | 4199 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Bags | 6876 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Organizer Liners & Inserts | 500103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3980) or the full path ("Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Tool Storage & Organization > Tool Boxes"). 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 | 3980 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Tool Storage & Organization > Tool Boxes |
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, 3980, 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 Tool Boxes
What is the Google product category ID for Tool Boxes?
3980. The full path, "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Tool Storage & Organization > Tool Boxes", 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 Tool Boxes available?
No. Tool Boxes is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 3980 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 Tool Boxes sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Tool Storage & Organization (3974). The chain from the top is Hardware → Hardware Accessories → Tool Storage & Organization → Tool Boxes. If your product does not belong under Tool Storage & Organization, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Tool Boxes is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Tool Storage & Organization first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Garden Hose Storage (4199), Tool & Equipment Belts (2485), Tool Bags (6876), Tool Cabinets & Chests (3280), Tool Organizer Liners & Inserts (500103), Tool Sheaths (4031), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Tool Storage & Organization (3974) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Tool Boxes 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 Tool Boxes and Tool & Equipment Belts?
They sit side by side under Tool Storage & Organization and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Tool Boxes is 3980; Tool & Equipment Belts is 2485. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Tool Storage & Organization > Tool Boxes" with "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Tool Storage & Organization > Tool & Equipment Belts" before you submit.
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