Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Penalty Cards & Flags
The Google product category ID for Penalty Cards & Flags is 6729, written as a path "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Coaching & Officiating > Penalty Cards & Flags". 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 Coaching & Officiating.
This level11
Penalty Cards & Flags6729
Sport & Safety Whistles6730Linesman Flags6731Scoreboards8505Referee Wallets499727Captains Armbands499729Umpire Indicators499730Pitch Counters499731Flip Coins & Discs499732Referee Stands & Chairs499733Field & Court Boundary Markers505813- Category ID
- 6729
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 4 / 4
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Coaching & Officiating
- 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, Penalty Cards & Flags is the largest of the 11 categories under Coaching & Officiating, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty Cards & Flags — this page | 6729 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sport & Safety Whistles | 6730 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linesman Flags | 6731 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoreboards | 8505 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Referee Wallets | 499727 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captains Armbands | 499729 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umpire Indicators | 499730 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitch Counters | 499731 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flip Coins & Discs | 499732 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Referee Stands & Chairs | 499733 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field & Court Boundary Markers | 505813 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6729) or the full path ("Sporting Goods > Athletics > Coaching & Officiating > Penalty Cards & Flags"). 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 | 6729 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Sporting Goods > Athletics > Coaching & Officiating > Penalty Cards & Flags |
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, 6729, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Penalty Cards & Flags
What is the Google product category ID for Penalty Cards & Flags?
6729. The full path, "Sporting Goods > Athletics > Coaching & Officiating > Penalty Cards & Flags", 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 Penalty Cards & Flags available?
No. Penalty Cards & Flags is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 6729 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 Penalty Cards & Flags sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Coaching & Officiating (6739). The chain from the top is Sporting Goods → Athletics → Coaching & Officiating → Penalty Cards & Flags. If your product does not belong under Coaching & Officiating, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Penalty Cards & Flags is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Coaching & Officiating first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Captains Armbands (499729), Field & Court Boundary Markers (505813), Flip Coins & Discs (499732), Linesman Flags (6731), Pitch Counters (499731), Referee Stands & Chairs (499733), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Coaching & Officiating (6739) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Penalty Cards & Flags compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 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.
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