Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Shaving & Grooming
The Google product category ID for Shaving & Grooming is 528. It sits under Personal Care and has 13 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 13 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch14
Shaving & Grooming528
Aftershave529Body & Facial Hair Bleach8214Electric Razor Accessories531Electric Razors532Hair Clipper & Trimmer Accessories6842Hair Clippers & Trimmers533Hair Removal4507Razors & Razor Blades534Shaving Bowls & Mugs8531Shaving Brushes2681Shaving Cream2971Shaving Kits5111Styptic Pencils2508- Category ID
- 528
- Direct subcategories
- 13
- Categories below it in total
- 19
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 18
- Parent category
- Personal Care
- 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, Shaving & Grooming is fourth largest of the 19 categories under Personal Care, with 19 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.
Shaving & GroomingHair RemovalDepilatories
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Depilatories (4508) on level 5: Shaving & Grooming › Hair Removal › Depilatories. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanning Beds | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosmetics | 473 | 9 | 112 | 4 |
| Deodorant & Anti-Perspirant | 484 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Feminine Sanitary Supplies | 485 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Hair Care | 486 | 13 | 25 | 2 |
| Back Care | 493 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ear Care | 506 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Foot Care | 515 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Oral Care | 526 | 20 | 23 | 2 |
| Shaving & Grooming — this page | 528 | 13 | 19 | 2 |
| Personal Lubricants | 777 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vision Care | 1380 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Tweezers | 2656 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cotton Swabs | 2934 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sleeping Aids | 4076 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Cotton Balls | 4929 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massage & Relaxation | 5663 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Spray Tanning Tents | 6921 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enema Kits & Supplies | 7134 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (528) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Shaving & Grooming"). 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 13 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 | 528 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Shaving & Grooming |
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, 528, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Shaving & Grooming
13 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Hair Removal (4507) is the largest with 6 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Shaving & Grooming sits under that one name. 1 of the 13 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 12 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 529Aftershave
- 8214Body & Facial Hair Bleach
- 531Electric Razor Accessories
- 532Electric Razors
- 6842Hair Clipper & Trimmer Accessories
- 533Hair Clippers & Trimmers
- 4507Hair Removal+6 subcategories below it
- 534Razors & Razor Blades
- 8531Shaving Bowls & Mugs
- 2681Shaving Brushes
- 2971Shaving Cream
- 5111Shaving Kits
- 2508Styptic Pencils
Questions about Shaving & Grooming
What is the Google product category ID for Shaving & Grooming?
528. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Personal Care > Shaving & Grooming", 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 Shaving & Grooming or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Shaving & Grooming has 13 directly below it, starting with Aftershave (529), Body & Facial Hair Bleach (8214), Electric Razor Accessories (531), and 19 in total further down. 528 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 Shaving & Grooming sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Personal Care (2915). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Personal Care → Shaving & Grooming. If your product does not belong under Personal Care, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Shaving & Grooming is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Personal Care first — there are 18 other categories at this level: Back Care (493), Cosmetics (473), Cotton Balls (4929), Cotton Swabs (2934), Deodorant & Anti-Perspirant (484), Ear Care (506), and 12 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Personal Care (2915) 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 Shaving & Grooming?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Shaving & Grooming is Shaving & Grooming > Hair Removal > Depilatories, ending at Depilatories (4508) on level 5. Not every branch below Shaving & Grooming runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Shaving & Grooming compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 19 at its level, carrying 19 categories below it. Inside it, Hair Removal (4507) is the biggest branch with 6 beneath 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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