What is the difference between Golden Suppliers and Verified Suppliers?

Both Gold Suppliers and Verified Suppliers are suppliers on Alibaba.com, while their verification contents are different, view more details below:

Assessed information

Golden Supplier
(A&V and on-site checks)

Verified Supplier
(In-depth inspection by independent third-party insitutions)

Basic profile

Business license

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Contact information

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Company/factory location

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Ownership status

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Company overview 

Business type
(e.g. trading company, manufacturer or both)

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Legal validity

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Inspection videos

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360° virtual reality (VR) panoramas

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Main products

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Human resources

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Competitive advantages
(e.g. low MOQ, large contract case etc)

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Trading capabilities

Export market expertise 

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Market distribution 

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Main clients

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R&D capabilities

R&D staff

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Design process 

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Design devices

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Production capabilities

Production capacity 

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Production flow 

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Production machinery

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Subcontractors

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Quality control

Quality management system 

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Product certification

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Testing capabilities

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Quality control management and process

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After-sales service

Present status

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Overseas after-sales service capabilities

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