Google product taxonomy 2021-09-21

Business & Home Security Google product category ID 359

Business & Home Security sits under Home & Garden in Google's product taxonomy. It has 9 subcategories and 9 categories in total, down to level 3.

Category ID and path

ID: 359
Full path: Home & Garden > Business & Home Security

All categories below Business & Home Security

All 9 categories below Business & Home Security, indented by level, with their IDs.
ID	Category	Below it
5491	Dummy Surveillance Cameras	None
3873	Home Alarm Systems	None
2161	Motion Sensors	None
500025	Safety & Security Mirrors	None
363	Security Lights	None
364	Security Monitors & Recorders	None
499865	Security Safe Accessories	None
3819	Security Safes	None
365	Security System Sensors	None

Attributes Google requires for Business & Home Security

Only what Google's Merchant Center help documents for this branch, with links to the source pages.

Applies to Business & Home Security

Subscriptions to physical goods

Google accepts physical goods subscriptions only in eight categories: Personal Care (2915), Health Care (491), Home & Garden (536), Pet Supplies (2), Toys (1253), Prepared Foods (5814), Apparel & Accessories (166) and Coffee (1868).

Attributes: google_product_category

Categories:

536 Home & Garden

Source: Product data specification

Shopify categories that map to Business & Home Security

From Shopify's published crosswalk (2026-08 to Google 2021-09-21): 30 Shopify categories map into this branch. The 15 closest matches are listed.

Shopify category	Google category
hg-2 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security	359 Business & Home Security
hg-2-1 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Dummy Surveillance Cameras	5491 Dummy Surveillance Cameras
hg-2-2 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Home Alarm Systems	3873 Home Alarm Systems
hg-2-3 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Motion Sensors	2161 Motion Sensors
hg-2-4 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Safety & Security Mirrors	500025 Safety & Security Mirrors
hg-2-5 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Lights	363 Security Lights
hg-2-6 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders	364 Security Monitors & Recorders
hg-2-7 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Safe Accessories	499865 Security Safe Accessories
hg-2-8 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Safes	3819 Security Safes
hg-2-9 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security System Sensors	365 Security System Sensors
hg-2-6-1 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders > CCTV Monitors	364 Security Monitors & Recorders
hg-2-6-2 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders > CCTV Test Monitors	364 Security Monitors & Recorders
hg-2-6-3 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Monitors & Recorders > Security Digital Video Recorders	364 Security Monitors & Recorders
hg-2-7-2 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Safe Accessories > Key Locks	499865 Security Safe Accessories
hg-2-7-3 Home & Garden > Business & Home Security > Security Safe Accessories > Keypads	499865 Security Safe Accessories

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How to set google_product_category in your feed

Put the numeric ID in the google_product_category attribute. Google accepts the ID or the full path, not both; the ID stays the same in every language. The attribute is optional: without it, Google assigns a category itself.

XML feed (RSS 2.0)

<item>
  <g:id>SKU-123</g:id>
  <g:google_product_category>359</g:google_product_category>
</item>

Text feed (TSV or CSV)

id	google_product_category
SKU-123	359

Google's help page on google_product_category

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Questions about Business & Home Security

What is the Google product category ID for Business & Home Security?

The ID is 359 and the full path is Home & Garden > Business & Home Security. In google_product_category you send either the ID or the full path, not both. The ID is the same in every language.

How many subcategories does Business & Home Security have?

Business & Home Security has 9 direct subcategories and 9 categories in total, down to level 3 of the taxonomy (version 2021-09-21).

Which attributes does Google require for Business & Home Security?

Google accepts physical goods subscriptions only in eight categories: Personal Care (2915), Health Care (491), Home & Garden (536), Pet Supplies (2), Toys (1253), Prepared Foods (5814), Apparel & Accessories (166) and Coffee (1868). The attributes Google requires for every product also apply: id, title, description, link, image_link, availability, price.

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