Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Serveware
The Google product category ID for Serveware is 4026. It sits under Tableware and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 4026
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 11
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 9
- Parent category
- Tableware
- 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, Serveware is the largest of the 10 categories under Tableware, with 11 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.
ServewareButter Dishes
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Butter Dishes (6086) on level 5: Serveware › Butter Dishes. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Servers & Tea Pots | 652 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinnerware | 673 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Drinkware | 674 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Flatware | 675 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Salt & Pepper Shakers | 676 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trivets | 677 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serveware — this page | 4026 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Serveware Accessories | 6425 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Coffee & Tea Sets | 6740 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tablecloth Clips & Weights | 8046 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4026) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware"). 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 11 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 | 4026 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware |
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, 4026, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Serveware
11 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 11 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Serveware continues any further, so one of those 11 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 Serveware
What is the Google product category ID for Serveware?
4026. The full path, "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware", 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 Serveware or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Serveware has 11 directly below it, starting with Butter Dishes (6086), Cake Boards (5135), Cake Stands (4372), and 11 in total further down. 4026 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 Serveware sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Tableware (672). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Kitchen & Dining → Tableware → Serveware. If your product does not belong under Tableware, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Serveware is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Tableware first — there are 9 other categories at this level: Coffee & Tea Sets (6740), Coffee Servers & Tea Pots (652), Dinnerware (673), Drinkware (674), Flatware (675), Salt & Pepper Shakers (676), and 3 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Tableware (672) 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 Serveware?
1 level more. The longest route down from Serveware is Serveware > Butter Dishes, ending at Butter Dishes (6086) on level 5. Not every branch below Serveware runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Serveware compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 10 at its level, carrying 11 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 Serveware and Serveware Accessories?
They sit side by side under Tableware and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Serveware is 4026; Serveware Accessories is 6425. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware" with "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Tableware > Serveware Accessories" before you submit.
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