Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Serving Trays
The Google product category ID for Serving Trays is 4009, written as a path "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Serving Trays". 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 Serveware.
- Category ID
- 4009
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Serveware
- 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, Serving Trays is sixth largest of the 11 categories under Serveware, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serving Pitchers & Carafes | 3330 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar Bowls & Creamers | 3373 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gravy Boats | 3703 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serving Platters | 3802 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tureens | 3941 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serving Trays — this page | 4009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cake Stands | 4372 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punch Bowls | 4735 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cake Boards | 5135 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butter Dishes | 6086 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egg Cups | 7550 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4009) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Serving Trays"). 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 | 4009 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Serving Trays |
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, 4009, 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 Serving Trays
What is the Google product category ID for Serving Trays?
4009. The full path, "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Serving Trays", 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 Serving Trays available?
No. Serving Trays is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 4009 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 Serving Trays sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Serveware (4026). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Kitchen & Dining → Tableware → Serveware → Serving Trays. If your product does not belong under Serveware, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Serving Trays is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Serveware first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Butter Dishes (6086), Cake Boards (5135), Cake Stands (4372), Egg Cups (7550), Gravy Boats (3703), Punch Bowls (4735), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Serveware (4026) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Serving Trays compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 11 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 Serving Trays and Serving Pitchers & Carafes?
They sit side by side under Serveware and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Serving Trays is 4009; Serving Pitchers & Carafes is 3330. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Serving Trays" with "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware > Serving Pitchers & Carafes" before you submit.
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