Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Household Appliances
The Google product category ID for Household Appliances is 604. It sits under Home & Garden and has 12 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 12 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch13
Household Appliances604
Climate Control Appliances1626Floor & Carpet Dryers235920Floor & Steam Cleaners616Floor Polishers & Buffers5294Futon Dryers4483Garage Door Keypads & Remotes6741Garage Door Openers609Laundry Appliances2706Ultrasonic Cleaners500081Vacuums619Wallpaper Steamers7121Water Heaters621- Category ID
- 604
- Direct subcategories
- 12
- Categories below it in total
- 39
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 2 / 5
- Others at this level
- 20
- Parent category
- Home & Garden
- 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, Household Appliances is fifth largest of the 21 categories under Home & Garden, with 39 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.
Household AppliancesClimate Control AppliancesFansCeiling Fans
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Ceiling Fans (1700) on level 5: Household Appliances › Climate Control Appliances › Fans › Ceiling Fans. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Home Security | 359 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Bathroom Accessories | 574 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| Lighting | 594 | 13 | 24 | 2 |
| Smoking Accessories | 600 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Household Appliances — this page | 604 | 12 | 39 | 3 |
| Household Supplies | 630 | 18 | 125 | 4 |
| Kitchen & Dining | 638 | 10 | 389 | 4 |
| Lawn & Garden | 689 | 6 | 146 | 4 |
| Decor | 696 | 75 | 131 | 2 |
| Pool & Spa | 729 | 5 | 26 | 2 |
| Plants | 985 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Flood, Fire & Gas Safety | 1679 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Wood Stoves | 2639 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fireplace & Wood Stove Accessories | 2862 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Lighting Accessories | 2956 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Household Appliance Accessories | 3348 | 12 | 29 | 2 |
| Linens & Bedding | 4171 | 4 | 25 | 3 |
| Parasols & Rain Umbrellas | 4358 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emergency Preparedness | 5835 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Umbrella Sleeves & Cases | 6173 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fireplaces | 6792 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (604) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Appliances"). 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 12 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 | 604 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Appliances |
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, 604, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Household Appliances
12 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. Climate Control Appliances (1626) is the largest with 17 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Household Appliances sits under that one name. 3 of the 12 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 9 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 1626Climate Control Appliances+12 subcategories below it
- 235920Floor & Carpet Dryers
- 616Floor & Steam Cleaners+4 subcategories below it
- 5294Floor Polishers & Buffers
- 4483Futon Dryers
- 6741Garage Door Keypads & Remotes
- 609Garage Door Openers
- 2706Laundry Appliances+6 subcategories below it
- 500081Ultrasonic Cleaners
- 619Vacuums
- 7121Wallpaper Steamers
- 621Water Heaters
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 Household Appliances
What is the Google product category ID for Household Appliances?
604. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Appliances", 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 Household Appliances or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Household Appliances has 12 directly below it, starting with Climate Control Appliances (1626), Floor & Carpet Dryers (235920), Floor & Steam Cleaners (616), and 39 in total further down. 604 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 Household Appliances sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Home & Garden (536). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Appliances. If your product does not belong under Home & Garden, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Household Appliances is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Home & Garden first — there are 20 other categories at this level: Bathroom Accessories (574), Business & Home Security (359), Decor (696), Emergency Preparedness (5835), Fireplace & Wood Stove Accessories (2862), Fireplaces (6792), and 14 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Home & Garden (536) 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 Household Appliances?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Household Appliances is Household Appliances > Climate Control Appliances > Fans > Ceiling Fans, ending at Ceiling Fans (1700) on level 5. Not every branch below Household Appliances runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Household Appliances compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 21 at its level, carrying 39 categories below it. Inside it, Climate Control Appliances (1626) is the biggest branch with 17 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.
What is the difference between Household Appliances and Household Appliance Accessories?
They sit side by side under Home & Garden and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Household Appliances is 604; Household Appliance Accessories is 3348. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Household Appliances" with "Home & Garden > Household Appliance Accessories" before you submit.
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