Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Binding Supplies
The Google product category ID for Binding Supplies is 4312. It sits under Filing & Organization and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch5
- Category ID
- 4312
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 7
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Filing & Organization
- 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, Binding Supplies is the largest of the 18 categories under Filing & Organization, with 7 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.
Binding SuppliesBinder AccessoriesBinder Rings
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Binder Rings (4212) on level 5: Binding Supplies › Binder Accessories › Binder Rings. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Boxes | 925 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD/DVD Cases & Organizers | 926 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calendars, Organizers & Planners | 927 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash Boxes | 928 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| File Folders | 930 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desk Organizers | 939 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pen & Pencil Cases | 3062 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binding Supplies — this page | 4312 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Greeting Card Organizers | 5070 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Card Files | 5531 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Address Books | 5997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business Card Stands | 6171 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Card Sleeves | 6177 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business Card Books | 6190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recipe Card Boxes | 6779 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folders & Report Covers | 6884 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Portfolios & Padfolios | 6885 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mail Sorters | 6962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4312) or the full path ("Office Supplies > Filing & Organization > Binding Supplies"). 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 4 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 | 4312 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > Filing & Organization > Binding Supplies |
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, 4312, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Binding Supplies
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Binder Accessories (4086) is the largest with 3 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Binding Supplies sits under that one name. 1 of the 4 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 3 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Binding Supplies
What is the Google product category ID for Binding Supplies?
4312. The full path, "Office Supplies > Filing & Organization > Binding Supplies", 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 Binding Supplies or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Binding Supplies has 4 directly below it, starting with Binder Accessories (4086), Binders (4303), Binding Combs & Spines (4182), and 7 in total further down. 4312 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 Binding Supplies sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Filing & Organization (923). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → Filing & Organization → Binding Supplies. If your product does not belong under Filing & Organization, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Binding Supplies is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Filing & Organization first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Address Books (5997), Business Card Books (6190), Business Card Stands (6171), Calendars, Organizers & Planners (927), Card Files (5531), Card Sleeves (6177), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Filing & Organization (923) 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 Binding Supplies?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Binding Supplies is Binding Supplies > Binder Accessories > Binder Rings, ending at Binder Rings (4212) on level 5. Not every branch below Binding Supplies runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Binding Supplies compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 7 categories below it. Inside it, Binder Accessories (4086) is the biggest branch with 3 beneath 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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