# Supplier types

In Fairmarkit, you will may see suppliers categories as registered, non-registered, or public.

### Registered <a href="#registered" id="registered"></a>

Registers suppliers are suppliers that have been approved by your organization.

For information about registering your suppliers, see [Suppliers](https://app.gitbook.com/s/95QWDcOsKn95Me8sE2RP/buyers/administration/suppliers).

### Non-Registered <a href="#nonregistered" id="nonregistered"></a>

Non-registered suppliers are suppliers that were either recommended by Fairmarkit or manually entered by a user in your organization.

### Public <a href="#public" id="public"></a>

Public suppliers are suppliers that have responded to your event from a marketplace, (e.g., [Fairmarkit Marketplace](https://app.gitbook.com/s/95QWDcOsKn95Me8sE2RP/buyers/marketplace-buyers)). From the marketplaces, all suppliers are free to submit responses to an event.