Google product taxonomy 2021-09-21

Health & Beauty Google product category ID 469

Health & Beauty is one of the 21 top-level categories in Google's product taxonomy. It has 3 subcategories and 345 categories in total, down to level 7.

Category ID and path

ID: 469
Full path: Health & Beauty

Subcategories of Health & Beauty

The 3 level-2 categories of Health & Beauty with their IDs. Each row lists its own subcategories.
ID	Category	Subcategories
491	Health Care Acupuncture (5849) Bed Pans (7220) Biometric Monitor Accessories (5071) Biometric Monitors (494) Condoms (775) Conductivity Gels & Lotions (505820) Contraceptive Cases (7002) First Aid (508) Fitness & Nutrition (2890) Hearing Aids (5690) Incontinence Aids (517) Light Therapy Lamps (500087) Medical Alarm Systems (5966) Medical Identification Tags & Jewelry (5965) Medical Tests (505293) Medicine & Drugs (518) Mobility & Accessibility (519) Occupational & Physical Therapy Equipment (5870) Pillboxes (3777) Respiratory Care (4551) Specimen Cups (8082) Spermicides (7186) Stump Shrinkers (8105) Supports & Braces (523) Surgical Lubricants (5923)	25
5573	Jewelry Cleaning & Care Jewelry Cleaning Solutions & Polishes (499919) Jewelry Cleaning Tools (500082) Jewelry Holders (5974) Jewelry Steam Cleaners (500083) Watch Repair Kits (5124)	5
2915	Personal Care Back Care (493) Cosmetics (473) Cotton Balls (4929) Cotton Swabs (2934) Deodorant & Anti-Perspirant (484) Ear Care (506) Enema Kits & Supplies (7134) Feminine Sanitary Supplies (485) Foot Care (515) Hair Care (486) Massage & Relaxation (5663) Oral Care (526) Personal Lubricants (777) Shaving & Grooming (528) Sleeping Aids (4076) Spray Tanning Tents (6921) Tanning Beds (472) Tweezers (2656) Vision Care (1380)	19

Attributes Google requires for Health & Beauty

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

Applies to categories inside Health & Beauty

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:

2915 Health & Beauty > Personal Care
491 Health & Beauty > Health Care

Source: Product data specification

Shopify categories that map to Health & Beauty

From Shopify's published crosswalk (2026-08 to Google 2021-09-21): 906 Shopify categories map into this branch. The 15 closest matches are listed.

Shopify category	Google category
hb Health & Beauty	469 Health & Beauty
hb-1 Health & Beauty > Health Care	491 Health Care
hb-2 Health & Beauty > Jewelry Cleaning & Care	5573 Jewelry Cleaning & Care
hb-3 Health & Beauty > Personal Care	2915 Personal Care
hb-1-1 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Acupuncture	5849 Acupuncture
hb-1-2 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Bed Pans	7220 Bed Pans
hb-1-3 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories	5071 Biometric Monitor Accessories
hb-1-4 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors	494 Biometric Monitors
hb-1-5 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Condoms	775 Condoms
hb-1-6 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Conductivity Gels & Lotions	505820 Conductivity Gels & Lotions
hb-1-7 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Contraceptive Cases	7002 Contraceptive Cases
hb-1-8 Health & Beauty > Health Care > First Aid	508 First Aid
hb-1-9 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Fitness & Nutrition	2890 Fitness & Nutrition
hb-1-10 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Hearing Aids	5690 Hearing Aids
hb-1-11 Health & Beauty > Health Care > Incontinence Aids	517 Incontinence Aids

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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>469</g:google_product_category>
</item>

Text feed (TSV or CSV)

id	google_product_category
SKU-123	469

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Questions about Health & Beauty

What is the Google product category ID for Health & Beauty?

The ID is 469 and the full path is Health & Beauty. 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 Health & Beauty have?

Health & Beauty has 3 direct subcategories and 345 categories in total, down to level 7 of the taxonomy (version 2021-09-21).

Which attributes does Google require for Health & Beauty?

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.

What are the health and beauty categories?

Health & Beauty (469) has 3 subcategories: Health Care (491), Jewelry Cleaning & Care (5573) and Personal Care (2915).

Other top-level Google product categories

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