Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Motor Vehicle Tires
The Google product category ID for Motor Vehicle Tires is 911. It sits under Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 911
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 3
- Parent category
- Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems
- 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, Motor Vehicle Tires is the largest of the 4 categories under Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems, with 3 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.
Motor Vehicle TiresAutomotive Tires
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Automotive Tires (6093) on level 6: Motor Vehicle Tires › Automotive Tires. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Tires — this page | 911 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Wheel Parts | 2556 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Rims & Wheels | 2932 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Tire Accessories | 2989 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (911) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Motor Vehicle Parts > Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems > Motor Vehicle Tires"). 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 3 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 | 911 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Motor Vehicle Parts > Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems > Motor Vehicle Tires |
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, 911, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Motor Vehicle Tires
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Motor Vehicle Tires continues any further, so one of those 3 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 Motor Vehicle Tires
What is the Google product category ID for Motor Vehicle Tires?
911. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Motor Vehicle Parts > Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems > Motor Vehicle Tires", 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 Motor Vehicle Tires or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Motor Vehicle Tires has 3 directly below it, starting with Automotive Tires (6093), Motorcycle Tires (6091), Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicle Tires (7252), and 3 in total further down. 911 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 Motor Vehicle Tires sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems (3020). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Motor Vehicle Parts → Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems → Motor Vehicle Tires. If your product does not belong under Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Motor Vehicle Tires is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Motor Vehicle Rims & Wheels (2932), Motor Vehicle Tire Accessories (2989), Motor Vehicle Wheel Parts (2556). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems (3020) 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 Motor Vehicle Tires?
1 level more. The longest route down from Motor Vehicle Tires is Motor Vehicle Tires > Automotive Tires, ending at Automotive Tires (6093) on level 6. Not every branch below Motor Vehicle Tires runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Motor Vehicle Tires compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 4 at its level, carrying 3 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 Motor Vehicle Tires and Motor Vehicle Rims & Wheels?
They sit side by side under Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Motor Vehicle Tires is 911; Motor Vehicle Rims & Wheels is 2932. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Motor Vehicle Parts > Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems > Motor Vehicle Tires" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Motor Vehicle Parts > Motor Vehicle Wheel Systems > Motor Vehicle Rims & Wheels" before you submit.
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