Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Bus Tubs

The Google product category ID for Bus Tubs is 4217, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Food Service > Bus Tubs". 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 Food Service.

This level17

Business & Industrial111 Food Service135 Vending Machines137 Food Service Baskets4096

Bus Tubs4217

Disposable Tableware4632 Food Service Carts4742 Take-Out Containers5097 Concession Food Containers5102 Plate & Dish Warmers5104 Hot Dog Rollers6517 Food Washers & Dryers6786 Disposable Serveware7088 Bakery Boxes7303 Ice Bins7353 Tilt Skillets7553 Disposable Lids8059 Check Presenters8532 Sneeze Guards8533

Category ID: 4217
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 3: 3 / 3
Others at this level: 16
Parent category: Food Service
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, Bus Tubs is fifth largest of the 17 categories under Food Service, 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.

Every category at the same level as Bus Tubs, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Vending Machines	137	0	0	0
Food Service Baskets	4096	0	0	0
Bus Tubs — this page	4217	0	0	0
Disposable Tableware	4632	4	4	1
Food Service Carts	4742	0	0	0
Take-Out Containers	5097	0	0	0
Concession Food Containers	5102	0	0	0
Plate & Dish Warmers	5104	0	0	0
Hot Dog Rollers	6517	0	0	0
Food Washers & Dryers	6786	0	0	0
Disposable Serveware	7088	1	1	1
Bakery Boxes	7303	0	0	0
Ice Bins	7353	0	0	0
Tilt Skillets	7553	0	0	0
Disposable Lids	8059	0	0	0
Check Presenters	8532	0	0	0
Sneeze Guards	8533	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4217) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Food Service > Bus Tubs"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	4217
SKU-1001	Your product title	Business & Industrial > Food Service > Bus Tubs

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, 4217, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

Questions about Bus Tubs

What is the Google product category ID for Bus Tubs?

4217. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Food Service > Bus Tubs", 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 Bus Tubs available?

No. Bus Tubs is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 4217 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 Bus Tubs sit in the taxonomy?

At level 3, under Food Service (135). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Food Service → Bus Tubs. If your product does not belong under Food Service, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Bus Tubs is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Food Service first — there are 16 other categories at this level: Bakery Boxes (7303), Check Presenters (8532), Concession Food Containers (5102), Disposable Lids (8059), Disposable Serveware (7088), Disposable Tableware (4632), and 10 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Food Service (135) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Bus Tubs compared with the categories next to it?

It is fifth largest of the 17 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.

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