Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Electric Signs
The Google product category ID for Electric Signs is 4297. It sits under Signage and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 4297
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 12
- Parent category
- Signage
- 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, Electric Signs is the largest of the 13 categories under Signage, with 2 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.
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The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at LED Signs (4131) on level 4: Electric Signs › LED Signs. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Signs — this page | 4297 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Safety & Warning Signs | 5892 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Signs | 5893 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emergency & Exit Signs | 5894 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road & Traffic Signs | 5895 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parking Signs & Permits | 5896 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Facility Identification Signs | 5897 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retail & Sale Signs | 5898 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidewalk & Yard Signs | 5899 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Policy Signs | 5900 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business Hour Signs | 7322 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open & Closed Signs | 7323 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital Signs | 8155 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4297) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Signage > Electric Signs"). 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 2 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 | 4297 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Signage > Electric Signs |
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, 4297, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Electric Signs
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Electric Signs continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Electric Signs
What is the Google product category ID for Electric Signs?
4297. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Signage > Electric Signs", 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 Electric Signs or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Electric Signs has 2 directly below it, starting with LED Signs (4131), Neon Signs (4070), and 2 in total further down. 4297 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 Electric Signs sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Signage (976). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Signage → Electric Signs. If your product does not belong under Signage, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Electric Signs is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Signage first — there are 12 other categories at this level: Business Hour Signs (7322), Digital Signs (8155), Emergency & Exit Signs (5894), Facility Identification Signs (5897), Open & Closed Signs (7323), Parking Signs & Permits (5896), and 6 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Signage (976) 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 Electric Signs?
1 level more. The longest route down from Electric Signs is Electric Signs > LED Signs, ending at LED Signs (4131) on level 4. Not every branch below Electric Signs runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Electric Signs compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 13 at its level, carrying 2 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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