Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Carpet Shampooers
The Google product category ID for Carpet Shampooers is 543601, written as a path "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Shampooers". 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 Floor & Steam Cleaners.
This level4
- Category ID
- 543601
- 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
- 3
- Parent category
- Floor & Steam Cleaners
- 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, Carpet Shampooers is second largest of the 4 categories under Floor & Steam Cleaners, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet Steamers | 543600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpet Shampooers — this page | 543601 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Scrubbers | 543602 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steam Mops | 543603 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (543601) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Shampooers"). 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 | 543601 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Shampooers |
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, 543601, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 Carpet Shampooers
What is the Google product category ID for Carpet Shampooers?
543601. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Shampooers", 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 Carpet Shampooers available?
No. Carpet Shampooers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 543601 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 Carpet Shampooers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Floor & Steam Cleaners (616). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Appliances → Floor & Steam Cleaners → Carpet Shampooers. If your product does not belong under Floor & Steam Cleaners, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Carpet Shampooers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Floor & Steam Cleaners first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Carpet Steamers (543600), Floor Scrubbers (543602), Steam Mops (543603). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Floor & Steam Cleaners (616) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Carpet Shampooers compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 4 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.
What is the difference between Carpet Shampooers and Carpet Steamers?
They sit side by side under Floor & Steam Cleaners and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Carpet Shampooers is 543601; Carpet Steamers is 543600. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Shampooers" with "Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners > Carpet Steamers" before you submit.
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