Google product taxonomy 2021-09-21

Piercing & Tattooing Google product category ID 4285

Piercing & Tattooing sits under Business & Industrial in Google's product taxonomy. It has 2 subcategories and 7 categories in total, down to level 4.

Category ID and path

ID: 4285
Full path: Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing

All categories below Piercing & Tattooing

All 7 categories below Piercing & Tattooing, indented by level, with their IDs.
ID	Category	Below it
4350	Piercing Supplies	1
4122	Piercing Needles	None
4326	Tattooing Supplies	4
5853	Tattoo Cover-Ups	None
4215	Tattooing Inks	None
4379	Tattooing Machines	None
4072	Tattooing Needles	None

No extra attributes for this branch

Google's product data specification lists no category-specific attributes for Piercing & Tattooing. The attributes it requires for every product still apply: id, title, description, link, image_link, availability, price. Product data specification

Shopify categories that map to Piercing & Tattooing

From Shopify's published crosswalk (2026-08 to Google 2021-09-21): 17 Shopify categories map into this branch. The 15 closest matches are listed.

Shopify category	Google category
bi-21 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing	4285 Piercing & Tattooing
bi-21-1 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Piercing Supplies	4350 Piercing Supplies
bi-21-2 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies	4326 Tattooing Supplies
bi-21-1-1 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Piercing Supplies > Piercing Needles	4122 Piercing Needles
bi-21-2-1 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattoo Cover-Ups	5853 Tattoo Cover-Ups
bi-21-2-2 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Inks	4215 Tattooing Inks
bi-21-2-3 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Machines	4379 Tattooing Machines
bi-21-2-4 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Needles	4072 Tattooing Needles
bi-21-1-1-1 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Piercing Supplies > Piercing Needles > Cannula Needles	4122 Piercing Needles
bi-21-1-1-2 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Piercing Supplies > Piercing Needles > Dermal Punches	4122 Piercing Needles
bi-21-2-3-1 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Machines > Coil Tattooing Machines	4379 Tattooing Machines
bi-21-2-3-2 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Machines > Pen Tattooing Machines	4379 Tattooing Machines
bi-21-2-3-3 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Machines > Rotary Tattooing Machines	4379 Tattooing Machines
bi-21-2-4-1 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Needles > Curved Magnum Tattooing Needles	4072 Tattooing Needles
bi-21-2-4-2 Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing > Tattooing Supplies > Tattooing Needles > Magnum Tattooing Needles	4072 Tattooing Needles

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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>4285</g:google_product_category>
</item>

Text feed (TSV or CSV)

id	google_product_category
SKU-123	4285

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Questions about Piercing & Tattooing

What is the Google product category ID for Piercing & Tattooing?

The ID is 4285 and the full path is Business & Industrial > Piercing & Tattooing. 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 Piercing & Tattooing have?

Piercing & Tattooing has 2 direct subcategories and 7 categories in total, down to level 4 of the taxonomy (version 2021-09-21).

Which attributes does Google require for Piercing & Tattooing?

Google's product data specification lists no extra attributes for this category. The attributes Google requires for every product still apply: id, title, description, link, image_link, availability, price.

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