Keep getting invalid product category when importing

Shopify Discussion
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New to shopify. I’m trying to import my products and I keep getting “invalid product category”. I’ve tried using both the number and text from the Shopify taxonomy page - the error remains. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong? For clarity, I assume it’s complaining about col E of the csv titled “Product Category”.

Here’s the text from the error screen:

Product Category Home & Garden > Household Supplies > Waste Containment > Trash Cans & Wastebaskets

Product Type Trash Receptacle

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Try these steps to fix the issue:

Remove Extra Spaces

Check Separator

Check for Typos

Verify Taxonomy

Identify Parent Category

Futhermore follow the Shopify provides a sample CSV file for product imports: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/import-export/import-products