Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Metal Casting Molds

The Google product category ID for Metal Casting Molds is 503731, written as a path "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Metal Casting Molds". 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 Hardware Accessories.

Category ID: 503731
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 3: 3 / 3
Others at this level: 24
Parent category: Hardware 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, Metal Casting Molds is 24th largest of the 25 categories under Hardware Accessories, 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.

Every category at the same level as Metal Casting Molds, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Coils	1318	0	0	0
Hinges	1771	0	0	0
Filters & Screens	1816	0	0	0
Drop Cloths	1979	0	0	0
Tool Storage & Organization	3974	8	8	1
Cabinet Hardware	4696	5	5	1
Tarps	4988	0	0	0
Pneumatic Hoses	6769	0	0	0
Lubrication Hoses	6770	0	0	0
Gas Hoses	6841	0	0	0
Concrete Molds	7086	0	0	0
Brackets & Reinforcement Braces	7092	0	0	0
Dowel Pins & Rods	7270	0	0	0
Flagging & Caution Tape	7557	0	0	0
Ground Spikes	8112	0	0	0
Post Base Plates	8113	0	0	0
Drawer Slides	8470	0	0	0
Springs	499933	0	0	0
Casters	499981	0	0	0
Moving & Soundproofing Blankets & Covers	500030	0	0	0
Hardware Fasteners	500054	8	8	1
Chain, Wire & Rope	502977	7	7	1
Metal Casting Molds — this page	503731	0	0	0
Hooks, Buckles & Fasteners	503773	4	4	1
Wall Jacks & Braces	505320	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (503731) or the full path ("Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Metal Casting Molds"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	503731
SKU-1001	Your product title	Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Metal Casting Molds

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, 503731, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

Questions about Metal Casting Molds

What is the Google product category ID for Metal Casting Molds?

503731. The full path, "Hardware > Hardware Accessories > Metal Casting Molds", 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 Metal Casting Molds available?

No. Metal Casting Molds is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 503731 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 Metal Casting Molds sit in the taxonomy?

At level 3, under Hardware Accessories (2878). The chain from the top is Hardware → Hardware Accessories → Metal Casting Molds. If your product does not belong under Hardware Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Metal Casting Molds is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Hardware Accessories first — there are 24 other categories at this level: Brackets & Reinforcement Braces (7092), Cabinet Hardware (4696), Casters (499981), Chain, Wire & Rope (502977), Coils (1318), Concrete Molds (7086), and 18 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Hardware Accessories (2878) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Metal Casting Molds compared with the categories next to it?

It is 24th largest of the 25 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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