Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear
The Google product category ID for Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear is 4008. It sits under Boxing & Martial Arts and has 6 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 6 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch7
- Category ID
- 4008
- Direct subcategories
- 6
- Categories below it in total
- 6
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Boxing & Martial Arts
- 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, Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear is the largest of the 6 categories under Boxing & Martial Arts, with 6 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.
Boxing & Martial Arts Protective GearBoxing & Martial Arts Arm Guards
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Boxing & Martial Arts Arm Guards (499725) on level 5: Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear › Boxing & Martial Arts Arm Guards. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing Ring Parts | 3411 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxing Rings | 3652 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martial Arts Belts | 3717 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear — this page | 4008 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Martial Arts Weapons | 4282 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxing & Martial Arts Training Equipment | 499720 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4008) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Boxing & Martial Arts > Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear"). 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 6 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 | 4008 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Boxing & Martial Arts > Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear |
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, 4008, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear
6 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 6 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear continues any further, so one of those 6 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 Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear
What is the Google product category ID for Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear?
4008. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Boxing & Martial Arts > Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear", 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 Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear has 6 directly below it, starting with Boxing & Martial Arts Arm Guards (499725), Boxing & Martial Arts Body Protectors (499723), Boxing & Martial Arts Headgear (499722), and 6 in total further down. 4008 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 Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Boxing & Martial Arts (499719). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Boxing & Martial Arts → Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear. If your product does not belong under Boxing & Martial Arts, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Boxing & Martial Arts first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Boxing & Martial Arts Training Equipment (499720), Boxing Ring Parts (3411), Boxing Rings (3652), Martial Arts Belts (3717), Martial Arts Weapons (4282). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Boxing & Martial Arts (499719) 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 Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear?
1 level more. The longest route down from Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear is Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear > Boxing & Martial Arts Arm Guards, ending at Boxing & Martial Arts Arm Guards (499725) on level 5. Not every branch below Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 6 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 Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear and Boxing & Martial Arts Training Equipment?
They sit side by side under Boxing & Martial Arts and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear is 4008; Boxing & Martial Arts Training Equipment is 499720. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Boxing & Martial Arts > Boxing & Martial Arts Protective Gear" with "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Boxing & Martial Arts > Boxing & Martial Arts Training Equipment" before you submit.
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