Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Paper Clips & Clamps
The Google product category ID for Paper Clips & Clamps is 936. It sits under General Office Supplies and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
Paper Clips & Clamps936
Binder Clips543676Paper Clips543675- Category ID
- 936
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 11
- Parent category
- General Office 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, Paper Clips & Clamps is fourth largest of the 12 categories under General Office Supplies, with 2 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.
Paper Clips & ClampsBinder Clips
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Binder Clips (543676) on level 4: Paper Clips & Clamps › Binder Clips. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Tape | 934 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Clips & Clamps — this page | 936 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Erasers | 938 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubber Bands | 944 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staples | 948 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacks & Pushpins | 949 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Products | 956 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| Labels & Tags | 960 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Correction Fluids, Pens & Tapes | 2591 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Brass Fasteners | 6319 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laminating Film, Pouches & Sheets | 8015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mounting Putty | 505805 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (936) or the full path ("Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Clips & Clamps"). 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 2 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 | 936 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Clips & Clamps |
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, 936, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Paper Clips & Clamps
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Paper Clips & Clamps continues any further, so one of those 2 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 Paper Clips & Clamps
What is the Google product category ID for Paper Clips & Clamps?
936. The full path, "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Clips & Clamps", 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 Paper Clips & Clamps or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Paper Clips & Clamps has 2 directly below it, starting with Binder Clips (543676), Paper Clips (543675), and 2 in total further down. 936 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 Paper Clips & Clamps sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under General Office Supplies (932). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → General Office Supplies → Paper Clips & Clamps. If your product does not belong under General Office Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Paper Clips & Clamps is not quite right?
Look across the rest of General Office Supplies first — there are 11 other categories at this level: Brass Fasteners (6319), Correction Fluids, Pens & Tapes (2591), Erasers (938), Labels & Tags (960), Laminating Film, Pouches & Sheets (8015), Mounting Putty (505805), and 5 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to General Office Supplies (932) 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 Paper Clips & Clamps?
1 level more. The longest route down from Paper Clips & Clamps is Paper Clips & Clamps > Binder Clips, ending at Binder Clips (543676) on level 4. Not every branch below Paper Clips & Clamps runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Paper Clips & Clamps compared with the categories next to it?
It is fourth largest of the 12 at its level, carrying 2 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 Paper Clips & Clamps and Paper Products?
They sit side by side under General Office Supplies and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Paper Clips & Clamps is 936; Paper Products is 956. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Clips & Clamps" with "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products" before you submit.
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