Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Medical Teaching Equipment
The Google product category ID for Medical Teaching Equipment is 6490. It sits under Medical and has 1 subcategory of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 1 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch2
Medical Teaching Equipment6490
Medical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins6491- Category ID
- 6490
- Direct subcategories
- 1
- Categories below it in total
- 1
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Medical
- 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, Medical Teaching Equipment is fifth largest of the 11 categories under Medical, with 1 category 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.
Medical Teaching EquipmentMedical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Medical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins (6491) on level 4: Medical Teaching Equipment › Medical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Gowns | 1645 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital Gowns | 1898 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Supplies | 2907 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Scrubs | 2928 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Equipment | 3477 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Medical Furniture | 5167 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| Scrub Caps | 5602 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital Curtains | 6275 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Bedding | 6303 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Teaching Equipment — this page | 6490 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Medical Instruments | 230913 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6490) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Teaching Equipment"). 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 the subcategory 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 | 6490 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Teaching Equipment |
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, 6490, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Medical Teaching Equipment
1 subcategory. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 1 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Medical Teaching Equipment continues any further, so one of those 1 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Medical Teaching Equipment
What is the Google product category ID for Medical Teaching Equipment?
6490. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Teaching Equipment", 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 Medical Teaching Equipment or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Medical Teaching Equipment has 1 directly below it, starting with Medical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins (6491), and 1 in total further down. 6490 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 Medical Teaching Equipment sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Medical (2496). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Medical → Medical Teaching Equipment. If your product does not belong under Medical, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Medical Teaching Equipment is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Medical first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Hospital Curtains (6275), Hospital Gowns (1898), Medical Bedding (6303), Medical Equipment (3477), Medical Furniture (5167), Medical Instruments (230913), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Medical (2496) 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 Medical Teaching Equipment?
1 level more. The longest route down from Medical Teaching Equipment is Medical Teaching Equipment > Medical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins, ending at Medical & Emergency Response Training Mannequins (6491) on level 4. Not every branch below Medical Teaching Equipment runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Medical Teaching Equipment compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 1 category 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.
What is the difference between Medical Teaching Equipment and Medical Bedding?
They sit side by side under Medical and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Medical Teaching Equipment is 6490; Medical Bedding is 6303. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Teaching Equipment" with "Business & Industrial > Medical > Medical Bedding" before you submit.
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