Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicle Storage Covers
The Google product category ID for Vehicle Storage Covers is 8309. It sits under Vehicle Covers and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 8309
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 5
- Parent category
- Vehicle Covers
- 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, Vehicle Storage Covers is the largest of the 6 categories under Vehicle Covers, with 5 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.
Vehicle Storage CoversAutomotive Storage Covers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Automotive Storage Covers (8310) on level 6: Vehicle Storage Covers › Automotive Storage Covers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Hardtops | 2494 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Soft Tops | 7031 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf Cart Enclosures | 8306 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonneau Covers | 8308 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Storage Covers — this page | 8309 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Windshield Covers | 8316 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (8309) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers"). 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 5 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 | 8309 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 8309, contains no comma.
What sits under Vehicle Storage Covers
5 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 5 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Vehicle Storage Covers continues any further, so one of those 5 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Vehicle Storage Covers
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicle Storage Covers?
8309. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers", 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 Vehicle Storage Covers or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vehicle Storage Covers has 5 directly below it, starting with Automotive Storage Covers (8310), Golf Cart Storage Covers (8314), Motorcycle Storage Covers (8313), and 5 in total further down. 8309 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 Vehicle Storage Covers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Vehicle Covers (3436). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor → Vehicle Covers → Vehicle Storage Covers. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Covers, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicle Storage Covers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Covers first — there are 5 other categories at this level: Golf Cart Enclosures (8306), Motor Vehicle Windshield Covers (8316), Tonneau Covers (8308), Vehicle Hardtops (2494), Vehicle Soft Tops (7031). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Covers (3436) 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 Vehicle Storage Covers?
1 level more. The longest route down from Vehicle Storage Covers is Vehicle Storage Covers > Automotive Storage Covers, ending at Automotive Storage Covers (8310) on level 6. Not every branch below Vehicle Storage Covers runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vehicle Storage Covers compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 6 at its level, carrying 5 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 Vehicle Storage Covers and Vehicle Hardtops?
They sit side by side under Vehicle Covers and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vehicle Storage Covers is 8309; Vehicle Hardtops is 2494. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Hardtops" before you submit.
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