Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Pest Control
The Google product category ID for Pest Control is 728. It sits under Household Supplies 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
- Category ID
- 728
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 6
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 17
- Parent category
- Household 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, Pest Control is fifth largest of the 18 categories under Household Supplies, with 6 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.
Pest ControlRepellentsAnimal & Pet Repellents
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Animal & Pet Repellents (7137) on level 5: Pest Control › Repellents › Animal & Pet Repellents. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Cleaning Supplies | 623 | 18 | 37 | 3 |
| Laundry Supplies | 627 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Shoe Care & Tools | 628 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Storage & Organization | 636 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
| Pest Control — this page | 728 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Garbage Bags | 2374 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Paper Products | 2530 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Rug Pads | 3307 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household Thermometers | 3355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Containment | 4516 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Trash Compactor Accessories | 5056 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste Containment Accessories | 6757 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Furniture Floor Protectors | 7214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drawer & Shelf Liners | 7351 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moisture Absorbers | 7406 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garage Floor Mats | 8522 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Protection Films & Runners | 499674 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stair Treads | 499885 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (728) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Pest Control"). 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 | 728 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Pest Control |
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, 728, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Pest Control
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Repellents (2865) is the largest with 2 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Pest Control sits under that one name. 1 of the 4 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 3 are leaves, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
Questions about Pest Control
What is the Google product category ID for Pest Control?
728. The full path, "Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Pest Control", 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 Pest Control or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Pest Control has 4 directly below it, starting with Fly Swatters (4220), Pest Control Traps (2631), Pesticides (2869), and 6 in total further down. 728 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 Pest Control sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Household Supplies (630). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Household Supplies → Pest Control. If your product does not belong under Household Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Pest Control is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Household Supplies first — there are 17 other categories at this level: Drawer & Shelf Liners (7351), Floor Protection Films & Runners (499674), Furniture Floor Protectors (7214), Garage Floor Mats (8522), Garbage Bags (2374), Household Cleaning Supplies (623), and 11 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Household Supplies (630) 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 Pest Control?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Pest Control is Pest Control > Repellents > Animal & Pet Repellents, ending at Animal & Pet Repellents (7137) on level 5. Not every branch below Pest Control runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Pest Control compared with the categories next to it?
It is fifth largest of the 18 at its level, carrying 6 categories below it. Inside it, Repellents (2865) is the biggest branch with 2 beneath 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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