Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Household Supplies

The Google product category ID for Household Supplies is 630. It sits under Home & Garden and has 18 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 18 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.

This branch19

Home & Garden536

Household Supplies630

Drawer & Shelf Liners7351 Floor Protection Films & Runners499674 Furniture Floor Protectors7214 Garage Floor Mats8522 Garbage Bags2374 Household Cleaning Supplies623 Household Paper Products2530 Household Thermometers3355 Laundry Supplies627 Moisture Absorbers7406 Pest Control728 Rug Pads3307 Shoe Care & Tools628 Stair Treads499885 Storage & Organization636 Trash Compactor Accessories5056 Waste Containment4516 Waste Containment Accessories6757

Category ID: 630
Direct subcategories: 18
Categories below it in total: 125
Depth, on a branch that runs 6: 2 / 6
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 Supplies is fourth largest of the 21 categories under Home & Garden, with 125 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 SuppliesHousehold Cleaning Supplies Household Cleaning Products Glass & Surface Cleaners Glass Cleaners

The longest route down from here runs 4 more levels, ending at Glass Cleaners (543649) on level 6: Household Supplies › Household Cleaning Supplies › Household Cleaning Products › Glass & Surface Cleaners › Glass Cleaners. 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.

Every category at the same level as Household Supplies, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
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	604	12	39	3
Household Supplies — this page	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 (630) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Supplies"). 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 18 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	630
SKU-1001	Your product title	Home & Garden > Household Supplies

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, 630, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

What sits under Household Supplies

18 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. Household Cleaning Supplies (623) is the largest with 37 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Household Supplies sits under that one name. 8 of the 18 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 10 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.

Categories beneath each one8 with anything below

Household Cleaning Supplies37 Laundry Supplies20 Storage & Organization20 Shoe Care & Tools11 Pest Control6 Waste Containment Accessories5 Household Paper Products4 Waste Containment4

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 Supplies

What is the Google product category ID for Household Supplies?

630. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Supplies", 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 Supplies or one of its subcategories?

Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Household Supplies has 18 directly below it, starting with Drawer & Shelf Liners (7351), Floor Protection Films & Runners (499674), Furniture Floor Protectors (7214), and 125 in total further down. 630 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 Supplies sit in the taxonomy?

At level 2, under Home & Garden (536). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Supplies. 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 Supplies 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 Supplies?

4 levels more. The longest route down from Household Supplies is Household Supplies > Household Cleaning Supplies > Household Cleaning Products > Glass & Surface Cleaners > Glass Cleaners, ending at Glass Cleaners (543649) on level 6. Not every branch below Household Supplies runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.

How big is Household Supplies compared with the categories next to it?

It is fourth largest of the 21 at its level, carrying 125 categories below it. Inside it, Household Cleaning Supplies (623) is the biggest branch with 37 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 Supplies 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 Supplies is 630; Household Appliance Accessories is 3348. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Household Supplies" with "Home & Garden > Household Appliance Accessories" before you submit.

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