Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Handbags, Wallets & Cases
The Google product category ID for Handbags, Wallets & Cases is 6551. It sits under Apparel & Accessories and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch5
Handbags, Wallets & Cases6551
Badge & Pass Holders6170Business Card Cases6169Handbags3032Wallets & Money Clips2668- Category ID
- 6551
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 3
- 2 / 3
- Others at this level
- 7
- Parent category
- Apparel & Accessories
- 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, Handbags, Wallets & Cases is sixth largest of the 8 categories under Apparel & Accessories, with 4 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.
Handbags, Wallets & CasesBadge & Pass Holders
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Badge & Pass Holders (6170) on level 3: Handbags, Wallets & Cases › Badge & Pass Holders. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing Accessories | 167 | 31 | 64 | 3 |
| Costumes & Accessories | 184 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Shoes | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jewelry | 188 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Clothing | 1604 | 18 | 128 | 3 |
| Shoe Accessories | 1933 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Handbags, Wallets & Cases — this page | 6551 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Handbag & Wallet Accessories | 6552 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6551) or the full path ("Apparel & Accessories > Handbags, Wallets & Cases"). 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 4 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 | 6551 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Apparel & Accessories > Handbags, Wallets & Cases" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Apparel & Accessories > Handbags, Wallets & Cases" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 6551, contains no comma.
What sits under Handbags, Wallets & Cases
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Handbags, Wallets & Cases continues any further, so one of those 4 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Handbags, Wallets & Cases
What is the Google product category ID for Handbags, Wallets & Cases?
6551. The full path, "Apparel & Accessories > Handbags, Wallets & Cases", 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 Handbags, Wallets & Cases or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Handbags, Wallets & Cases has 4 directly below it, starting with Badge & Pass Holders (6170), Business Card Cases (6169), Handbags (3032), and 4 in total further down. 6551 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 Handbags, Wallets & Cases sit in the taxonomy?
At level 2, under Apparel & Accessories (166). The chain from the top is Apparel & Accessories → Handbags, Wallets & Cases. If your product does not belong under Apparel & Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Handbags, Wallets & Cases is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Apparel & Accessories first — there are 7 other categories at this level: Clothing (1604), Clothing Accessories (167), Costumes & Accessories (184), Handbag & Wallet Accessories (6552), Jewelry (188), Shoe Accessories (1933), and 1 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Apparel & Accessories (166) 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 Handbags, Wallets & Cases?
1 level more. The longest route down from Handbags, Wallets & Cases is Handbags, Wallets & Cases > Badge & Pass Holders, ending at Badge & Pass Holders (6170) on level 3. Not every branch below Handbags, Wallets & Cases runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Handbags, Wallets & Cases compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 8 at its level, carrying 4 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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