Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Printer Consumables
The Google product category ID for Printer Consumables is 5258. It sits under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories and has 7 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 7 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 5258
- Direct subcategories
- 7
- Categories below it in total
- 7
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Printer, Copier & Fax Machine 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, Printer Consumables is the largest of the 5 categories under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories, with 7 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.
Printer ConsumablesPrinter Drums & Drum Kits
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259) on level 5: Printer Consumables › Printer Drums & Drum Kits. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printer Memory | 1683 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Printer Consumables — this page | 5258 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Printer Duplexers | 5265 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Printer Stands | 5459 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Replacement Parts | 502991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5258) or the full path ("Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables"). 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 7 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 | 5258 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables" into 4 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 5258, contains no comma.
What sits under Printer Consumables
7 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 7 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Printer Consumables continues any further, so one of those 7 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 Printer Consumables
What is the Google product category ID for Printer Consumables?
5258. The full path, "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables", 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 Printer Consumables or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Printer Consumables has 7 directly below it, starting with Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259), Printer Filters (5266), Printer Maintenance Kits (5262), and 7 in total further down. 5258 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 Printer Consumables sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories (502990). The chain from the top is Electronics → Print, Copy, Scan & Fax → Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories → Printer Consumables. If your product does not belong under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Printer Consumables is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Printer Duplexers (5265), Printer Memory (1683), Printer Stands (5459), Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Replacement Parts (502991). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories (502990) 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 Printer Consumables?
1 level more. The longest route down from Printer Consumables is Printer Consumables > Printer Drums & Drum Kits, ending at Printer Drums & Drum Kits (5259) on level 5. Not every branch below Printer Consumables runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Printer Consumables compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 5 at its level, carrying 7 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 Printer Consumables and Printer Duplexers?
They sit side by side under Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Printer Consumables is 5258; Printer Duplexers is 5265. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Consumables" with "Electronics > Print, Copy, Scan & Fax > Printer, Copier & Fax Machine Accessories > Printer Duplexers" before you submit.
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