Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Gait Belts
The Google product category ID for Gait Belts is 503006, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Gait Belts". 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 Medical Equipment.
This level9
Gait Belts503006
- Category ID
- 503006
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 8
- Parent category
- Medical Equipment
- 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, Gait Belts is the smallest of the 9 categories under Medical Equipment, 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automated External Defibrillators | 3230 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otoscopes & Ophthalmoscopes | 4245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stethoscopes | 4364 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vital Signs Monitors | 6280 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vital Signs Monitor Accessories | 6714 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks | 6972 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patient Lifts | 7522 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Stretchers & Gurneys | 499858 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gait Belts — this page | 503006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (503006) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Gait Belts"). 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.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 503006 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Gait Belts |
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, 503006, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Gait Belts
What is the Google product category ID for Gait Belts?
503006. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Equipment > Gait Belts", 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 Gait Belts available?
No. Gait Belts is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 503006 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 Gait Belts sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Medical Equipment (3477). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Medical → Medical Equipment → Gait Belts. If your product does not belong under Medical Equipment, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Gait Belts is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Medical Equipment first — there are 8 other categories at this level: Automated External Defibrillators (3230), Medical Reflex Hammers & Tuning Forks (6972), Medical Stretchers & Gurneys (499858), Otoscopes & Ophthalmoscopes (4245), Patient Lifts (7522), Stethoscopes (4364), and 2 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Medical Equipment (3477) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Gait Belts compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 9 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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