Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories
The Google product category ID for Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories is 502990. It sits under Print, Copy, Scan & Fax and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
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Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories502990
Printer Consumables5258Printer Duplexers5265Printer Memory1683Printer Stands5459Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Replacement Parts502991- Category ID
- 502990
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 12
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Print, Copy, Scan & Fax
- 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, Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories is the largest of the 6 categories under Print, Copy, Scan & Fax, with 12 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.
Printer, Copier & Fax Machine AccessoriesPrinter ConsumablesPrinter Drums & Drum Kits
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259) on level 5: Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories › Printer Consumables › Printer Drums & Drum Kits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanner Accessories | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scanners | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3D Printers | 6865 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3D Printer Accessories | 499682 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Printers, Copiers & Fax Machines | 500106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories — this page | 502990 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (502990) or the full path ("Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine 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 5 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 | 502990 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories" into 4 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 502990, contains no comma.
What sits under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories
5 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. Printer Consumables (5258) is the largest with 7 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories sits under that one name. 1 of the 5 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 4 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories
What is the Google product category ID for Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories?
502990. The full path, "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine 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 Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories has 5 directly below it, starting with Printer Consumables (5258), Printer Duplexers (5265), Printer Memory (1683), and 12 in total further down. 502990 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 Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Print, Copy, Scan & Fax (345). The chain from the top is Electronics → Print, Copy, Scan & Fax → Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories. If your product does not belong under Print, Copy, Scan & Fax, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Print, Copy, Scan & Fax first — there are 5 other categories at this level: 3D Printer Accessories (499682), 3D Printers (6865), Printers, Copiers & Fax Machines (500106), Scanner Accessories (284), Scanners (306). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Print, Copy, Scan & Fax (345) 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 Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories is Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables > Printer Drums & Drum Kits, ending at Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259) on level 5. Not every branch below Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 12 categories below it. Inside it, Printer Consumables (5258) is the biggest branch with 7 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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