Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor
The Google product category ID for Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor is 913. It sits under Vehicle Parts & Accessories and has 7 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 7 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 913
- Direct subcategories
- 7
- Categories below it in total
- 67
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 3 / 6
- Others at this level
- 6
- Parent category
- Vehicle Parts & Accessories
- 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 Maintenance, Care & Decor is the largest of the 7 categories under Vehicle Parts & Accessories, with 67 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 Maintenance, Care & DecorVehicle CoversVehicle Storage CoversAutomotive Storage Covers
The longest route down from here runs 3 more levels, ending at Automotive Storage Covers (8310) on level 6: Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor › Vehicle Covers › 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Parts | 899 | 21 | 31 | 3 |
| Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor — this page | 913 | 7 | 67 | 3 |
| Watercraft Parts & Accessories | 3391 | 9 | 36 | 2 |
| Aircraft Parts & Accessories | 3977 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Storage & Cargo | 8237 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
| Vehicle Safety & Security | 8301 | 4 | 37 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Electronics | 8526 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (913) or the full path ("Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor"). 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 7 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 | 913 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor" |
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" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 913, contains no comma.
What sits under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor
7 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. Vehicle Decor (2495) is the largest with 19 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor sits under that one name. 6 of the 7 carry subcategories of their own and the remaining 1 is a leaf, which is worth knowing before you go looking for a narrower value that is not there.
- 8534Portable Fuel Cans
- 2895Vehicle Cleaning+6 subcategories below it
- 3436Vehicle Covers+6 subcategories below it
- 2495Vehicle Decor+19 subcategories below it
- 2788Vehicle Fluids+12 subcategories below it
- 3812Vehicle Paint+2 subcategories below it
- 8236Vehicle Repair & Specialty Tools+10 subcategories below it
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 Maintenance, Care & Decor
What is the Google product category ID for Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor?
913. The full path, "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor", 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 Maintenance, Care & Decor or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor has 7 directly below it, starting with Portable Fuel Cans (8534), Vehicle Cleaning (2895), Vehicle Covers (3436), and 67 in total further down. 913 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 Maintenance, Care & Decor sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Vehicle Parts & Accessories (5613). The chain from the top is Vehicles & Parts → Vehicle Parts & Accessories → Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor. If your product does not belong under Vehicle Parts & Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Vehicle Parts & Accessories first — there are 6 other categories at this level: Aircraft Parts & Accessories (3977), Motor Vehicle Electronics (8526), Motor Vehicle Parts (899), Vehicle Safety & Security (8301), Vehicle Storage & Cargo (8237), Watercraft Parts & Accessories (3391). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Vehicle Parts & Accessories (5613) 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 Maintenance, Care & Decor?
3 levels more. The longest route down from Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor is Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor > Vehicle Covers > Vehicle Storage Covers > Automotive Storage Covers, ending at Automotive Storage Covers (8310) on level 6. Not every branch below Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 7 at its level, carrying 67 categories below it. Inside it, Vehicle Decor (2495) is the biggest branch with 19 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.
What is the difference between Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor and Vehicle Safety & Security?
They sit side by side under Vehicle Parts & Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor is 913; Vehicle Safety & Security is 8301. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Maintenance, Care & Decor" with "Vehicles & Parts > Vehicle Parts & Accessories > Vehicle Safety & Security" before you submit.
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