SELECT 
  products.product_id, 
  products.amount, 
  descr1.product as product, 
  companies.company as company_name, 
  products.kl_erp_inventory_id, 
  variation_group_products.group_id AS variation_group_id, 
  products.product_type, 
  products.parent_product_id, 
  products.master_product_offers_count, 
  products.master_product_id, 
  products.company_id, 
  products.kl_enable_qc, 
  products.kl_qc_amount 
FROM 
  cscart_products as products 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_product_descriptions as descr1 ON descr1.product_id = products.product_id 
  AND descr1.lang_code = 'en' 
  LEFT JOIN cscart_companies AS companies ON companies.company_id = products.company_id 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products_categories as products_categories USE INDEX (
    idx_products_categories_composite
  ) ON products_categories.product_id = products.product_id 
  INNER JOIN cscart_categories ON cscart_categories.category_id = products_categories.category_id 
  AND cscart_categories.status IN ('A', 'H') 
  AND cscart_categories.storefront_id IN (0, 1) 
  INNER JOIN cscart_product_variation_group_products AS variation_group_products ON variation_group_products.product_id = products.product_id 
WHERE 
  1 
  AND (
    companies.status IN ('A') 
    OR products.company_id = 0
  ) 
  AND products.company_id IN (13, 0) 
  AND (
    products.amount > 0 
    OR products.tracking = 'D'
  ) 
  AND products.status IN ('A') 
  AND variation_group_products.group_id IN (968, 962, 970, 960) 
  AND products.master_product_status IN ('A') 
GROUP BY 
  products.product_id 
ORDER BY 
  NULL asc

Query time 0.00144

JSON explain

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      "query_cost": "30.23"
    },
    "ordering_operation": {
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      "grouping_operation": {
        "using_temporary_table": true,
        "using_filesort": false,
        "nested_loop": [
          {
            "table": {
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              "access_type": "range",
              "possible_keys": [
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              ],
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              },
              "used_columns": [
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              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
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              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
                "age_verification",
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                "idx_master_product_id",
                "youtube_link",
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                "idx_products_status_company",
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              ],
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                "product_id"
              ],
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              ],
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                "data_read_per_join": "8K"
              },
              "used_columns": [
                "product_id",
                "kl_erp_inventory_id",
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                "status",
                "company_id",
                "amount",
                "kl_enable_qc",
                "kl_qc_amount",
                "tracking",
                "parent_product_id",
                "master_product_id",
                "master_product_status",
                "master_product_offers_count"
              ],
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            }
          },
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              ],
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              },
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                "category_id"
              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "cscart_categories",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
                "p_category_id",
                "idx_categories_storefront_status",
                "idx_categories_usergroup_status",
                "idx_categories_status_id_path"
              ],
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              "used_key_parts": [
                "category_id"
              ],
              "key_length": "3",
              "ref": [
                "cscart_db.products_categories.category_id"
              ],
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              "rows_produced_per_join": 1,
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              "cost_info": {
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                "data_read_per_join": "4K"
              },
              "used_columns": [
                "category_id",
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                "storefront_id"
              ],
              "attached_condition": "((`cscart_db`.`cscart_categories`.`status` in ('A','H')) and (`cscart_db`.`cscart_categories`.`storefront_id` in (0,1)))"
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
              "table_name": "descr1",
              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY",
                "product_id",
                "idx_product_desc_lang",
                "idx_product_name_search",
                "idx_product_desc_sort"
              ],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "used_key_parts": [
                "product_id",
                "lang_code"
              ],
              "key_length": "9",
              "ref": [
                "cscart_db.variation_group_products.product_id",
                "const"
              ],
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              },
              "used_columns": [
                "product_id",
                "lang_code",
                "product"
              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "table": {
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              "access_type": "eq_ref",
              "possible_keys": [
                "PRIMARY"
              ],
              "key": "PRIMARY",
              "used_key_parts": [
                "company_id"
              ],
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              "ref": [
                "cscart_db.products.company_id"
              ],
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                "data_read_per_join": "10K"
              },
              "used_columns": [
                "company_id",
                "status",
                "company"
              ],
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            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}