Google product taxonomy 2021-09-21

Household Appliances Google product category ID 604

Household Appliances sits under Home & Garden in Google's product taxonomy. It has 12 subcategories and 39 categories in total, down to level 5.

Category ID and path

ID: 604
Full path: Home & Garden > Household Appliances

All categories below Household Appliances

All 39 categories below Household Appliances, indented by level, with their IDs.
ID	Category	Below it
1626	Climate Control Appliances	17
605	Air Conditioners	None
606	Air Purifiers	None
607	Dehumidifiers	None
7328	Duct Heaters	None
6727	Evaporative Coolers	None
608	Fans	5
1700	Ceiling Fans	None
2535	Desk & Pedestal Fans	None
7527	Powered Hand Fans & Misters	None
4485	Ventilation Fans	None
8090	Wall Mount Fans	None
3082	Furnaces & Boilers	None
2060	Heating Radiators	None
613	Humidifiers	None
6709	Outdoor Misting Systems	None
2649	Patio Heaters	None
611	Space Heaters	None
235920	Floor & Carpet Dryers	None
616	Floor & Steam Cleaners	4
543601	Carpet Shampooers	None
543600	Carpet Steamers	None
543602	Floor Scrubbers	None
543603	Steam Mops	None
5294	Floor Polishers & Buffers	None
4483	Futon Dryers	None
6741	Garage Door Keypads & Remotes	None
609	Garage Door Openers	None
2706	Laundry Appliances	6
2612	Dryers	None
5138	Garment Steamers	None
5139	Irons & Ironing Systems	None
2849	Laundry Combo Units	None
5140	Steam Presses	None
2549	Washing Machines	None
500081	Ultrasonic Cleaners	None
619	Vacuums	None
7121	Wallpaper Steamers	None
621	Water Heaters	None

Attributes Google requires for Household Appliances

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

Applies to Household Appliances

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 Household Appliances

From Shopify's published crosswalk (2026-08 to Google 2021-09-21): 100 Shopify categories map into this branch. The 15 closest matches are listed.

Shopify category	Google category
hg-9 Home & Garden > Household Appliances	604 Household Appliances
hg-9-1 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Climate Control Appliances	1626 Climate Control Appliances
hg-9-2 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Carpet Dryers	235920 Floor & Carpet Dryers
hg-9-3 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor & Steam Cleaners	616 Floor & Steam Cleaners
hg-9-4 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Floor Polishers & Buffers	5294 Floor Polishers & Buffers
hg-9-5 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Futon Dryers	4483 Futon Dryers
hg-9-6 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Garage Door Keypads & Remotes	6741 Garage Door Keypads & Remotes
hg-9-7 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Garage Door Openers	609 Garage Door Openers
hg-9-8 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Laundry Appliances	2706 Laundry Appliances
hg-9-9 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Ultrasonic Cleaners	500081 Ultrasonic Cleaners
hg-9-10 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Vacuums	619 Vacuums
hg-9-11 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Wallpaper Steamers	7121 Wallpaper Steamers
hg-9-12 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Water Heaters	621 Water Heaters
hg-9-1-1 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Climate Control Appliances > Air Conditioners	605 Air Conditioners
hg-9-1-2 Home & Garden > Household Appliances > Climate Control Appliances > Air Purifiers	606 Air Purifiers

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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>604</g:google_product_category>
</item>

Text feed (TSV or CSV)

id	google_product_category
SKU-123	604

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Questions about Household Appliances

What is the Google product category ID for Household Appliances?

The ID is 604 and the full path is Home & Garden > Household Appliances. 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 Household Appliances have?

Household Appliances has 12 direct subcategories and 39 categories in total, down to level 5 of the taxonomy (version 2021-09-21).

Which attributes does Google require for Household Appliances?

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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