Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Shoe Care & Tools
The Google product category ID for Shoe Care & Tools is 628. It sits under Household Supplies and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 628
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 11
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Household Supplies
- 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, Shoe Care & Tools is fourth largest of the 18 categories under Household Supplies, with 11 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.
Shoe Care & ToolsBoot Pulls
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Boot Pulls (5600) on level 4: Shoe Care & Tools › Boot Pulls. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Cleaning Supplies | 623 | 18 | 37 | 3 |
| Laundry Supplies | 627 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Shoe Care & Tools — this page | 628 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Storage & Organization | 636 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| Pest Control | 728 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Garbage Bags | 2374 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Paper Products | 2530 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Rug Pads | 3307 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Thermometers | 3355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Containment | 4516 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Trash Compactor Accessories | 5056 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Containment Accessories | 6757 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Furniture Floor Protectors | 7214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drawer & Shelf Liners | 7351 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisture Absorbers | 7406 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garage Floor Mats | 8522 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Protection Films & Runners | 499674 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stair Treads | 499885 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (628) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Shoe Care & Tools"). 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 11 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 | 628 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Shoe Care & Tools |
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, 628, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Shoe Care & Tools
11 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 11 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Shoe Care & Tools continues any further, so one of those 11 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Shoe Care & Tools
What is the Google product category ID for Shoe Care & Tools?
628. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Shoe Care & Tools", 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 Shoe Care & Tools or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Shoe Care & Tools has 11 directly below it, starting with Boot Pulls (5600), Shoe Bags (2301), Shoe Brushes (1874), and 11 in total further down. 628 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 Shoe Care & Tools sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Household Supplies (630). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Supplies → Shoe Care & Tools. If your product does not belong under Household Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Shoe Care & Tools is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Household Supplies first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Drawer & Shelf Liners (7351), Floor Protection Films & Runners (499674), Furniture Floor Protectors (7214), Garage Floor Mats (8522), Garbage Bags (2374), Household Cleaning Supplies (623), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Household Supplies (630) 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 Shoe Care & Tools?
1 level more. The longest route down from Shoe Care & Tools is Shoe Care & Tools > Boot Pulls, ending at Boot Pulls (5600) on level 4. Not every branch below Shoe Care & Tools runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Shoe Care & Tools compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 11 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.
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