Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicles
The Google product category ID for Vehicles is 5614. It sits under Vehicles & Parts and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 5614
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 15
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 2 / 5
- Others at this level
- 1
- Parent category
- Vehicles & Parts
- 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, Vehicles is the smallest of the 2 categories under Vehicles & Parts, with 15 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.
VehiclesMotor VehiclesOff-Road and All-Terrain VehiclesATVs & UTVs
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at ATVs & UTVs (3018) on level 5: Vehicles › Motor Vehicles › Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles › ATVs & UTVs. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Parts & Accessories | 5613 | 7 | 212 | 4 |
| Vehicles — this page | 5614 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (5614) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicles"). 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 3 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 | 5614 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Vehicles & Parts > Vehicles |
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, 5614, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Vehicles
3 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. Motor Vehicles (1267) is the largest with 8 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Vehicles sits under that one name. 2 of the 3 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 1 is a leaf, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Vehicles
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicles?
5614. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicles", 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 Vehicles or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vehicles has 3 directly below it, starting with Aircraft (3395), Motor Vehicles (1267), Watercraft (3540), and 15 in total further down. 5614 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 Vehicles sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Vehicles & Parts (888). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicles. If your product does not belong under Vehicles & Parts, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicles is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicles & Parts first — there are 1 other category at this level: Vehicle Parts & Accessories (5613). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicles & Parts (888) 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 Vehicles?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Vehicles is Vehicles > Motor Vehicles > Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles > ATVs & UTVs, ending at ATVs & UTVs (3018) on level 5. Not every branch below Vehicles runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vehicles compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 2 at its level, carrying 15 categories below it. Inside it, Motor Vehicles (1267) is the biggest branch with 8 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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