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	☑️	☑️
	Contact information	☑️	☑️
	Company/factory location	☑️	☑️
	Ownership status	☑️	☑️
Company overview	Business type (e.g. trading company, manufacturer or both)		☑️
	Legal validity		☑️
	Inspection videos		☑️
	360° virtual reality (VR) panoramas		☑️
	Main products		☑️
	Human resources		☑️
	Competitive advantages (e.g. low MOQ, large contract case etc)		☑️
Trading capabilities	Export market expertise		☑️
	Market distribution		☑️
	Main clients		☑️
R&D capabilities	R&D staff		☑️
	Design process		☑️
	Design devices		☑️
Production capabilities	Production capacity		☑️
	Production flow		☑️
	Production machinery		☑️
	Subcontractors		☑️
Quality control	Quality management system		☑️
	Product certification		☑️
	Testing capabilities		☑️
	Quality control management and process		☑️
After-sales service	Present status		☑️
After-sales service	Overseas after-sales service capabilities		☑️

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