Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

Ballasts & Starters

The Google product category ID for Ballasts & Starters is 7183, written as a path "Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies > Ballasts & Starters". 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 Power & Electrical Supplies.

Category ID: 7183
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf): 0
Categories below it in total: 0
Depth, on a branch that runs 3: 3 / 3
Others at this level: 26
Parent category: Power & Electrical 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, Ballasts & Starters is 21th largest of the 27 categories under Power & Electrical Supplies, 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.

Every category at the same level as Ballasts & Starters, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
Category	ID	Direct	Below	Levels
Generators	1218	0	0	0
Power Outlets & Sockets	1869	0	0	0
Electrical Mount Boxes & Brackets	2006	0	0	0
Phone & Data Jacks	2028	0	0	0
Wire Caps & Nuts	2274	0	0	0
Electrical Wires & Cable	2345	0	0	0
Wall Plates & Covers	2377	0	0	0
Home Automation Kits	2413	0	0	0
Generator Accessories	4709	0	0	0
Solar Panels	4714	0	0	0
Solar Energy Kits	4715	0	0	0
Extension Cords	4789	0	0	0
Power Inverters	5142	0	0	0
Power Converters	5533	0	0	0
Electrical Plug Caps	5627	0	0	0
Extension Cord Accessories	6375	0	0	0
Electrical Switches	6459	2	2	1
Circuit Breaker Panels	6807	0	0	0
Wall Socket Controls & Sensors	6833	0	0	0
Ballasts & Starters — this page	7183	0	0	0
Electrical Motors	7275	0	0	0
Conduit & Housings	499768	2	2	1
Carbon Brushes	499893	0	0	0
Power Inlets	499966	0	0	0
Armatures, Rotors & Stators	500049	0	0	0
Wire Terminals & Connectors	503729	0	0	0
Voltage Transformers & Regulators	505318	0	0	0

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (7183) or the full path ("Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies > Ballasts & Starters"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns

id	title	google_product_category
SKU-1001	Your product title	7183
SKU-1001	Your product title	Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies > Ballasts & Starters

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, 7183, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.

Questions about Ballasts & Starters

What is the Google product category ID for Ballasts & Starters?

7183. The full path, "Hardware > Power & Electrical Supplies > Ballasts & Starters", 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 Ballasts & Starters available?

No. Ballasts & Starters is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 3, so 7183 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 Ballasts & Starters sit in the taxonomy?

At level 3, under Power & Electrical Supplies (127). The chain from the top is Hardware → Power & Electrical Supplies → Ballasts & Starters. If your product does not belong under Power & Electrical Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Ballasts & Starters is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Power & Electrical Supplies first — there are 26 other categories at this level: Armatures, Rotors & Stators (500049), Carbon Brushes (499893), Circuit Breaker Panels (6807), Conduit & Housings (499768), Electrical Motors (7275), Electrical Mount Boxes & Brackets (2006), and 20 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Power & Electrical Supplies (127) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Ballasts & Starters compared with the categories next to it?

It is 21th largest of the 27 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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