Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Medical Carts
The Google product category ID for Medical Carts is 5171. It sits under Medical Furniture and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 5171
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Medical Furniture
- 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, Medical Carts is the largest of the 6 categories under Medical Furniture, with 2 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.
Medical CartsCrash Carts
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Crash Carts (5173) on level 5: Medical Carts › Crash Carts. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homecare & Hospital Beds | 4435 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chiropractic Tables | 5168 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Examination Chairs & Tables | 5169 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Cabinets | 5170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Carts — this page | 5171 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Surgical Tables | 5172 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5171) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Furniture > Medical Carts"). 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 2 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 | 5171 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Furniture > Medical Carts |
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, 5171, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Medical Carts
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Medical Carts continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Medical Carts
What is the Google product category ID for Medical Carts?
5171. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Furniture > Medical Carts", 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 Medical Carts or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Medical Carts has 2 directly below it, starting with Crash Carts (5173), IV Poles & Carts (5174), and 2 in total further down. 5171 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 Medical Carts sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Medical Furniture (5167). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Medical → Medical Furniture → Medical Carts. If your product does not belong under Medical Furniture, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Medical Carts is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Medical Furniture first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Chiropractic Tables (5168), Examination Chairs & Tables (5169), Homecare & Hospital Beds (4435), Medical Cabinets (5170), Surgical Tables (5172). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Medical Furniture (5167) 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 Medical Carts?
1 level more. The longest route down from Medical Carts is Medical Carts > Crash Carts, ending at Crash Carts (5173) on level 5. Not every branch below Medical Carts runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Medical Carts compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 2 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.
What is the difference between Medical Carts and Medical Cabinets?
They sit side by side under Medical Furniture and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Medical Carts is 5171; Medical Cabinets is 5170. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Furniture > Medical Carts" with "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Furniture > Medical Cabinets" before you submit.
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