SELECT 
  products_categories.product_id, 
  GROUP_CONCAT(
    IF(
      products_categories.link_type = "M", 
      CONCAT(
        products_categories.category_id, 
        "M"
      ), 
      products_categories.category_id
    )
  ) AS category_ids 
FROM 
  products_categories 
  INNER JOIN categories ON categories.category_id = products_categories.category_id 
  AND categories.storefront_id IN (0, 1) 
  AND (
    categories.usergroup_ids = '' 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(0, categories.usergroup_ids) 
    OR FIND_IN_SET(1, categories.usergroup_ids)
  ) 
  AND categories.status IN ('A', 'H') 
WHERE 
  products_categories.product_id IN (
    306037, 306049, 306076, 306081, 306088, 
    306104, 306109, 306115, 306131, 306140, 
    306150, 306172
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  products_categories.product_id

Query time 0.00087

JSON explain

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      "nested_loop": [
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "products_categories",
            "access_type": "range",
            "possible_keys": [
              "PRIMARY",
              "link_type",
              "pt"
            ],
            "key": "pt",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "product_id"
            ],
            "key_length": "3",
            "rows_examined_per_scan": 12,
            "rows_produced_per_join": 12,
            "filtered": "100.00",
            "using_index": true,
            "cost_info": {
              "read_cost": "1.49",
              "eval_cost": "1.20",
              "prefix_cost": "2.69",
              "data_read_per_join": "192"
            },
            "used_columns": [
              "product_id",
              "category_id",
              "link_type"
            ],
            "attached_condition": "(`goimagine`.`products_categories`.`product_id` in (306037,306049,306076,306081,306088,306104,306109,306115,306131,306140,306150,306172))"
          }
        },
        {
          "table": {
            "table_name": "categories",
            "access_type": "eq_ref",
            "possible_keys": [
              "PRIMARY",
              "c_status",
              "p_category_id"
            ],
            "key": "PRIMARY",
            "used_key_parts": [
              "category_id"
            ],
            "key_length": "3",
            "ref": [
              "goimagine.products_categories.category_id"
            ],
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            "rows_produced_per_join": 0,
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            },
            "used_columns": [
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              "usergroup_ids",
              "status",
              "storefront_id"
            ],
            "attached_condition": "((`goimagine`.`categories`.`storefront_id` in (0,1)) and ((`goimagine`.`categories`.`usergroup_ids` = '') or (0 <> find_in_set(0,`goimagine`.`categories`.`usergroup_ids`)) or (0 <> find_in_set(1,`goimagine`.`categories`.`usergroup_ids`))) and (`goimagine`.`categories`.`status` in ('A','H')))"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}