Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Winches
The Google product category ID for Winches is 503772, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Winches". 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 Lifts & Hoists.
- Category ID
- 503772
- 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
- 4
- Parent category
- Lifts & Hoists
- 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, Winches is the smallest of the 5 categories under Lifts & Hoists, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel Lifts | 503767 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoists, Cranes & Trolleys | 503768 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulleys, Blocks & Sheaves | 503769 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacks & Lift Trucks | 503771 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winches — this page | 503772 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (503772) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Winches"). 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 | 503772 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Winches |
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, 503772, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Winches
What is the Google product category ID for Winches?
503772. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Winches", 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 Winches available?
No. Winches is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 503772 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 Winches sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Lifts & Hoists (131). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Material Handling → Lifts & Hoists → Winches. If your product does not belong under Lifts & Hoists, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Winches is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Lifts & Hoists first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Hoists, Cranes & Trolleys (503768), Jacks & Lift Trucks (503771), Personnel Lifts (503767), Pulleys, Blocks & Sheaves (503769). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Lifts & Hoists (131) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Winches compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 5 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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