Understanding the Office Carts Category
The Office Carts category, identified by the unique Google Product Taxonomy ID 6373, falls under the Office Supplies parent category. This classification is intended for mobile storage and transportation solutions specifically designed for workplace environments. By correctly mapping your products to ID 6373, you help Google algorithms understand the function of your inventory, which improves the precision of your product listings across Google Shopping and other surfaces.
What Belongs in Office Carts
This category is reserved for furniture and equipment designed to move items within an office, school, or professional facility. Examples of products suitable for this category include specialized lecture lecterns, utility carts for general transport, mobile file organizers, and multi-tier mail trolleys. Based on product trends in the US market, this category includes items like wire utility carts, collapsible mobile carts, small book browser carts equipped with storage tubs, and industrial-grade mail trucks. These items are characterized by their mobility features, such as wheels or casters, and their primary function as a mobile storage or conveyance solution for office-related goods.
What Does Not Belong in Office Carts
It is important to distinguish office carts from other categories to ensure compliance. Do not place items belonging to neighbouring categories here. For instance, stationary Filing & Organization systems, such as desk file trays or wall-mounted organizers, belong in their respective category. Office Equipment such as shredders, printers, or fax machines do not belong here, even if they sit on a cart; they belong under Office Equipment. Office & Chair Mats are specifically designated for floor protection and are categorized separately. Shipping Supplies, such as packaging tape or boxes, also have their own specific taxonomy section. Similarly, Desk Pads & Blotters or stationary Book Accessories, like bookends, should not be included in the Office Carts category as they lack the mobile, transport-focused nature of this section.
Choosing Between Subcategories
When categorizing your inventory, evaluate whether your product fits more specifically into one of the designated subcategories of Office Carts. These include AV Carts (for audio-visual equipment), Utility Carts (for general-purpose, heavy-duty transport), File Carts (specifically for hanging files and documents), Mail Carts (for logistics and document distribution), and Book Carts (designed for library or archival storage). If your product is dedicated to a single purpose, such as a rolling cart designed exclusively for a library setting, choosing Book Carts is more precise than using the broader parent category of 6373. Selecting the most granular subcategory possible ensures that Google's automated systems have the best data to serve your products to the right audience.
Feed Implementation Guide
To implement this in your feed, use either the numeric ID or the full path. The Google Merchant Center attribute is google_product_category. It is an optional field, but providing it manually prevents Google from assigning a potentially inaccurate category through its automated process. The following values are valid for your feed:
- ID: 6373
- Full Path: Office Supplies > Office Carts
Remember that the product_type attribute is a separate, merchant-defined field that allows you to organize your inventory in a way that makes sense for your internal reporting, and it does not replace the mandatory or optional google_product_category requirement. Maintain consistency by using the numeric ID, as it is language-independent and less prone to errors during bulk updates.