Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Storage & Organization
The Google product category ID for Storage & Organization is 636. It sits under Household Supplies and has 9 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 9 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch10
Storage & Organization636
Clothing & Closet Storage5558Flatware Chests5128Household Drawer Organizer Inserts8058Household Storage Bags3561Household Storage Caddies6986Household Storage Containers5631Household Storage Drawers7255Photo Storage4360Storage Hooks & Racks2446- Category ID
- 636
- Direct subcategories
- 9
- Categories below it in total
- 20
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- 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, Storage & Organization is third largest of the 18 categories under Household Supplies, with 20 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.
Storage & OrganizationClothing & Closet StorageCharging Valets
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Charging Valets (3722) on level 5: Storage & Organization › Clothing & Closet Storage › Charging Valets. 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 | 628 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Storage & Organization — this page | 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 (636) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Storage & Organization"). 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 9 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 | 636 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Storage & Organization |
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, 636, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Storage & Organization
9 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. Clothing & Closet Storage (5558) is the largest with 6 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Storage & Organization sits under that one name. 3 of the 9 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 6 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 5558Clothing & Closet Storage+6 subcategories below it
- 5128Flatware Chests
- 8058Household Drawer Organizer Inserts
- 3561Household Storage Bags
- 6986Household Storage Caddies
- 5631Household Storage Containers
- 7255Household Storage Drawers
- 4360Photo Storage+2 subcategories below it
- 2446Storage Hooks & Racks+3 subcategories below it
Questions about Storage & Organization
What is the Google product category ID for Storage & Organization?
636. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Storage & Organization", 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 Storage & Organization or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Storage & Organization has 9 directly below it, starting with Clothing & Closet Storage (5558), Flatware Chests (5128), Household Drawer Organizer Inserts (8058), and 20 in total further down. 636 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 Storage & Organization sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Household Supplies (630). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Supplies → Storage & Organization. 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 Storage & Organization 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 Storage & Organization?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Storage & Organization is Storage & Organization > Clothing & Closet Storage > Charging Valets, ending at Charging Valets (3722) on level 5. Not every branch below Storage & Organization runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Storage & Organization compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 20 categories below it. Inside it, Clothing & Closet Storage (5558) is the biggest branch with 6 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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