Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Reloading Supplies & Equipment
The Google product category ID for Reloading Supplies & Equipment is 503026. It sits under Gun Care & Accessories and has 1 subcategory of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 1 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch2
Reloading Supplies & Equipment503026
Ammunition Reloading Presses499857- Category ID
- 503026
- Direct subcategories
- 1
- Categories below it in total
- 1
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 9
- Parent category
- Gun Care & Accessories
- 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, Reloading Supplies & Equipment is second largest of the 10 categories under Gun Care & Accessories, with 1 category 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.
Reloading Supplies & EquipmentAmmunition Reloading Presses
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Ammunition Reloading Presses (499857) on level 5: Reloading Supplies & Equipment › Ammunition Reloading Presses. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | 781 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Holsters | 1783 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Grips | 1806 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Rails | 1822 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Lights | 5067 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Slings | 499853 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Cases & Range Bags | 500048 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gun Cleaning | 503021 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Reloading Supplies & Equipment — this page | 503026 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ammunition Cases & Holders | 505762 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (503026) or the full path ("Mature > Weapons > Gun Care & Accessories > Reloading Supplies & Equipment"). 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 the subcategory 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 | 503026 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Mature > Weapons > Gun Care & Accessories > Reloading Supplies & Equipment |
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, 503026, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Reloading Supplies & Equipment
1 subcategory. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 1 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Reloading Supplies & Equipment continues any further, so one of those 1 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Reloading Supplies & Equipment
What is the Google product category ID for Reloading Supplies & Equipment?
503026. The full path, "Mature > Weapons > Gun Care & Accessories > Reloading Supplies & Equipment", 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 Reloading Supplies & Equipment or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Reloading Supplies & Equipment has 1 directly below it, starting with Ammunition Reloading Presses (499857), and 1 in total further down. 503026 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 Reloading Supplies & Equipment sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Gun Care & Accessories (2214). The chain from the top is Mature → Weapons → Gun Care & Accessories → Reloading Supplies & Equipment. If your product does not belong under Gun Care & Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Reloading Supplies & Equipment is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Gun Care & Accessories first — there are 9 other categories at this level: Ammunition (781), Ammunition Cases & Holders (505762), Gun Cases & Range Bags (500048), Gun Cleaning (503021), Gun Grips (1806), Gun Holsters (1783), and 3 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Gun Care & Accessories (2214) 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 Reloading Supplies & Equipment?
1 level more. The longest route down from Reloading Supplies & Equipment is Reloading Supplies & Equipment > Ammunition Reloading Presses, ending at Ammunition Reloading Presses (499857) on level 5. Not every branch below Reloading Supplies & Equipment runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Reloading Supplies & Equipment compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 10 at its level, carrying 1 category 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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