Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
GPS Tracking Devices
The Google product category ID for GPS Tracking Devices is 6544, written as a path "Electronics > GPS Tracking Devices". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Electronics.
This level19
GPS Tracking Devices6544
Speed Radars500091- Category ID
- 6544
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 2
- 2 / 2
- Others at this level
- 18
- Parent category
- Electronics
- 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, GPS Tracking Devices is 18th largest of the 19 categories under Electronics, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio | 223 | 7 | 66 | 3 |
| Communications | 262 | 9 | 32 | 4 |
| Computers | 278 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| GPS Navigation Systems | 339 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marine Electronics | 340 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Networking | 342 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| Print, Copy, Scan & Fax | 345 | 6 | 18 | 3 |
| Video | 386 | 10 | 35 | 3 |
| Radar Detectors | 912 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Game Console Accessories | 1270 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Video Game Consoles | 1294 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Components | 1801 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Electronics Accessories | 2082 | 18 | 167 | 4 |
| Arcade Equipment | 3356 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Circuit Boards & Components | 3702 | 7 | 28 | 3 |
| GPS Accessories | 3895 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Toll Collection Devices | 4488 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPS Tracking Devices — this page | 6544 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speed Radars | 500091 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6544) or the full path ("Electronics > GPS Tracking Devices"). 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.
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 | 6544 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Electronics > GPS Tracking Devices |
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, 6544, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 GPS Tracking Devices
What is the Google product category ID for GPS Tracking Devices?
6544. The full path, "Electronics > GPS Tracking Devices", 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.
Is anything more specific than GPS Tracking Devices available?
No. GPS Tracking Devices is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 2, so 6544 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does GPS Tracking Devices sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Electronics (222). The chain from the top is Electronics → GPS Tracking Devices. If your product does not belong under Electronics, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if GPS Tracking Devices is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Electronics first — there are 18 other categories at this level: Arcade Equipment (3356), Audio (223), Circuit Boards & Components (3702), Communications (262), Components (1801), Computers (278), and 12 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Electronics (222) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is GPS Tracking Devices compared with the categories next to it?
It is 18th largest of the 19 at its level, carrying 0 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.
What is the difference between GPS Tracking Devices and GPS Accessories?
They sit side by side under Electronics and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. GPS Tracking Devices is 6544; GPS Accessories is 3895. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Electronics > GPS Tracking Devices" with "Electronics > GPS Accessories" before you submit.
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