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title: What Do Manufacturer Statuses Mean in AQ?
description: Learn what Preferred, Approved, unassigned, and Not Approved manufacturer statuses mean and how they affect AQ Catalog search results.
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July 13, 2026

# What Do Manufacturer Statuses Mean in AQ?

## Use manufacturer statuses to understand how vendors are prioritized in AQ Catalog search results.

Singer assigns a status to certain manufacturers based on their level of importance. That status affects where the manufacturer’s products appear in AQ Catalog search results.

**Manufacturer status levels**

- **Preferred / Buying Group** — Products appear first in search results. These manufacturers display with two stars: `**`
- **Approved** — Products appear after Preferred / Buying Group manufacturers. These manufacturers display with one star: `*`
- **No Assigned Status** — Products appear after Preferred and Approved manufacturers, but before Not Approved manufacturers.
- **Not Approved** — Products appear last in search results. The manufacturer’s name appears crossed out.

**Important**

Manufacturer status does not remove products from the catalog. It changes the order in which products appear and helps users identify Singer’s preferred and approved vendors.

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