Google product taxonomy 2021-09-21

Material Handling Google product category ID 6987

Material Handling sits under Business & Industrial in Google's product taxonomy. It has 3 subcategories and 8 categories in total, down to level 4.

Category ID and path

ID: 6987
Full path: Business & Industrial > Material Handling

All categories below Material Handling

All 8 categories below Material Handling, indented by level, with their IDs.
ID	Category	Below it
6988	Conveyors	None
131	Lifts & Hoists	5
503768	Hoists, Cranes & Trolleys	None
503771	Jacks & Lift Trucks	None
503767	Personnel Lifts	None
503769	Pulleys, Blocks & Sheaves	None
503772	Winches	None
503011	Pallets & Loading Platforms	None

No extra attributes for this branch

Google's product data specification lists no category-specific attributes for Material Handling. 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 Material Handling

From Shopify's published crosswalk (2026-08 to Google 2021-09-21): 37 Shopify categories map into this branch. The 15 closest matches are listed.

Shopify category	Google category
bi-18 Business & Industrial > Material Handling	6987 Material Handling
bi-18-1 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Conveyors	6988 Conveyors
bi-18-2 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists	131 Lifts & Hoists
bi-18-3 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Pallets & Loading Platforms	503011 Pallets & Loading Platforms
bi-18-1-1 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Conveyors > Belt Conveyors	6988 Conveyors
bi-18-1-2 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Conveyors > Flexible Conveyors	6988 Conveyors
bi-18-1-3 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Conveyors > Vertical & Overhead Conveyors	6988 Conveyors
bi-18-1-4 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Conveyors > Pneumatic Conveyors	6988 Conveyors
bi-18-1-5 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Conveyors > Roller Conveyors	6988 Conveyors
bi-18-2-1 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Hoists, Cranes & Trolleys	503768 Hoists, Cranes & Trolleys
bi-18-2-2 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Jacks & Lift Trucks	503771 Jacks & Lift Trucks
bi-18-2-3 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Personnel Lifts	503767 Personnel Lifts
bi-18-2-4 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Pulleys, Blocks & Sheaves	503769 Pulleys, Blocks & Sheaves
bi-18-2-5 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Lifts & Hoists > Winches	503772 Winches
bi-18-3-1 Business & Industrial > Material Handling > Pallets & Loading Platforms > Block Pallets	503011 Pallets & Loading Platforms

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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>6987</g:google_product_category>
</item>

Text feed (TSV or CSV)

id	google_product_category
SKU-123	6987

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Questions about Material Handling

What is the Google product category ID for Material Handling?

The ID is 6987 and the full path is Business & Industrial > Material Handling. 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 Material Handling have?

Material Handling has 3 direct subcategories and 8 categories in total, down to level 4 of the taxonomy (version 2021-09-21).

Which attributes does Google require for Material Handling?

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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