Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories
The Google product category ID for Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories is 4470. It sits under Office Instruments and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories4470
Marker & Highlighter Ink Refills7117Pen Ink & Refills4471Pencil Lead & Refills4472- Category ID
- 4470
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Office Instruments
- 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, Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories is second largest of the 11 categories under Office Instruments, with 5 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.
Writing & Drawing Instrument AccessoriesMarker & Highlighter Ink RefillsHighlighter Refills
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Highlighter Refills (543667) on level 5: Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories › Marker & Highlighter Ink Refills › Highlighter Refills. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clipboards | 935 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnifiers | 941 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pencil Sharpeners | 943 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staplers | 947 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Writing & Drawing Instruments | 977 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| Call Bells | 2883 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office Rubber Stamps | 4341 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories — this page | 4470 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Staple Removers | 4499 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tape Dispensers | 503746 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Letter Openers | 505830 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (4470) or the full path ("Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories"). 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 3 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 | 4470 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories |
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, 4470, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories
3 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. Marker & Highlighter Ink Refills (7117) is the largest with 2 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories sits under that one name. 1 of the 3 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 2 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
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 Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories?
4470. The full path, "Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories", 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 Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories has 3 directly below it, starting with Marker & Highlighter Ink Refills (7117), Pen Ink & Refills (4471), Pencil Lead & Refills (4472), and 5 in total further down. 4470 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 Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Office Instruments (2986). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → Office Instruments → Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories. If your product does not belong under Office Instruments, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Office Instruments first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Call Bells (2883), Clipboards (935), Letter Openers (505830), Magnifiers (941), Office Rubber Stamps (4341), Pencil Sharpeners (943), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Office Instruments (2986) 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 Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories is Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories > Marker & Highlighter Ink Refills > Highlighter Refills, ending at Highlighter Refills (543667) on level 5. Not every branch below Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 5 categories below it. Inside it, Marker & Highlighter Ink Refills (7117) is the biggest branch with 2 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.
What is the difference between Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories and Writing & Drawing Instruments?
They sit side by side under Office Instruments and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories is 4470; Writing & Drawing Instruments is 977. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instrument Accessories" with "Office Supplies > Office Instruments > Writing & Drawing Instruments" before you submit.
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