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Limited products: approved, but held back.

A limited product is approved but shows in fewer places or for fewer searches than it could. Most often its feed data is missing a recommended attribute, such as a GTIN.

By the Optizads team

On this page
  1. Why Google shows it
  2. How to fix it
  3. What happens next
  4. How to stop it coming back
  5. Checks that catch it
  6. Terms on this page

Why Google shows it

Where it shows: in Merchant Center, on the product or on the account.

  • No GTIN for a branded product that has one.
  • A thin or generic title that does not say what the product is.
  • Missing details such as colour, size, gender or age group for clothes.
  • Restrictions in some countries for the product category.

How to fix it

  1. In Merchant Center, filter products by Limited and read the issues.
  2. Add GTINs from your supplier for branded products.
  3. Rewrite titles to lead with brand, product type and the key detail people search for.
  4. Fill the attributes Google asks for in your category.

What happens next

Better data lets the product match more searches, which usually raises impressions without changing bids.

Fix the products that sell first; a limited product nobody buys can wait.

How to stop it coming back

Make GTIN, brand and the attributes of your category required fields when products are created in the shop.

Write titles with a fixed pattern, such as brand, product type, key detail, so new products start with good data.

Checks that catch it

Oppy runs these every week, so the status is found early.

Terms on this page

Questions, answered.

Anything else? Ask Oppy in the product, or write to the team.

Do limited products still show?

Yes, but with reduced reach. Fixing the data lets them show for more searches and in more places.

Is a GTIN required in Merchant Center?

It is required for many branded products sold by multiple sellers. Without it, the product is often limited.

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