# Categories

Category is the name of the most specific category that a product belongs to, including gender, e.g. Fashion|Women|Tops|Shirt|Traditional Shirt. Kindly try to go into categorisation as deep as you can.

You can also follow the steps below to view all available categories directly in Seller Center:

Tab “Products” > Sub-tab “Import Products” > Button “Import Products”

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After that > Section “01 Select Template” > Block “Select categories for your import” > Click on it and you will see all the existing categories in AY shop.

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Please choose the category you need from the suggested list. If you can’t find the category that you need, just choose the most similar one. If you need to assign a product to a very specific category and this is crucial for your brand, please reach out to our service desk by [this link. ](https://aboutyou.atlassian.net/helpcenter/sellercenter/portal/1189/group/1688/create/3031)

{% hint style="info" %}
**! Important Notes:**&#x20;

* Products can be assigned to only 1 category.
* The category is not editable. It means once the product category is published & approved, there is no possibility of changing the category.
* If a product is unisex, the product should be mapped to women.
  {% endhint %}


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