Upgrade Details

Starting 8 September, product categories will gradually expand from the original 3-level structure to 4-7 levels, enabling merchants to describe shop products more accurately.

Benefits of Category Expansion

1. Allows quick import of product catalogs without reclassification for TikTok Shop
2. Reduces product misclassification and minimizes merchant revisions
3. Helps consumers search and find your products more easily

When editing products, a "Category is not the final category" prompt indicates the category needs updating. Please refer to the [Existing Product Category Update] section in the manual.

Operation Guide

Updating Existing Product Categories

1. A banner alert will appear at the top of the Manage Products page - click "Update now"

2. View current categories and new recommendations (if no system recommendation, manual selection required). Two update methods:
   1. Select products and click "Update" in the top-right corner for batch updating
   2. Click the edit icon next to each product for individual updates - successful/failed updates will be shown upon completion

Note: Processing may take some time but won't affect other operations. Refresh the Update Product Category page to check progress (updated products will disappear from view). Contact your AM if updates take over 2 hours.

New Product Category Selection

Method 1:

• When adding new products, select from expanded 7-level categories (system recommendations available)

Method 2:

1. Navigate to Manage Products→Bulk Action→Bulk Listing and follow banner prompts. Enter a product category to download the updated template

2. In the template's category section, click the dropdown to select the most accurate category

3. Complete required fields, return to bulk listing page, upload the spreadsheet, and follow prompts to submit