Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Watercraft Storage Covers
The Google product category ID for Watercraft Storage Covers is 8312, written as a path "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers > Watercraft Storage Covers". 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 Vehicle Storage Covers.
- Category ID
- 8312
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 6 / 6
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Vehicle Storage 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, Watercraft Storage Covers is third largest of the 5 categories under Vehicle Storage Covers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Storage Covers | 8310 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recreational Vehicle Storage Covers | 8311 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watercraft Storage Covers — this page | 8312 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motorcycle Storage Covers | 8313 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf Cart Storage Covers | 8314 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (8312) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers > Watercraft 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.
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 | 8312 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers > Watercraft 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 > Watercraft Storage Covers" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 8312, contains no comma.
Questions about Watercraft Storage Covers
What is the Google product category ID for Watercraft Storage Covers?
8312. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers > Watercraft 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.
Is anything more specific than Watercraft Storage Covers available?
No. Watercraft Storage Covers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 6, so 8312 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 Watercraft Storage Covers sit in the taxonomy?
At level 6, under Vehicle Storage Covers (8309). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor → Vehicle Covers → Vehicle Storage Covers → Watercraft Storage Covers. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Storage Covers, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Watercraft Storage Covers is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Storage Covers first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Automotive Storage Covers (8310), Golf Cart Storage Covers (8314), Motorcycle Storage Covers (8313), Recreational Vehicle Storage Covers (8311). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Storage Covers (8309) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Watercraft Storage Covers compared with the categories next to it?
It is third largest of the 5 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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