The guarantee period belongs to the agreed period in nature, and there is no suspension, interruption or extension of the limitation of action. If the creditor fails to claim rights during the guarantee period, the guarantor shall be exempted from the guarantee responsibility. The way to claim rights is to file a lawsuit or apply for arbitration against the debtor in the general guarantee, and to require the guarantor to bear the guarantee responsibility in the joint and several liability guarantee. The parties may stipulate the warranty period in the contract. If there is no agreement, the guarantee period is 6 months. In the case of joint and several liability guarantee, the creditor has the right to ask the guarantor to bear the guarantee liability within 6 months from the date of the expiration of the independent debt performance period; For general guarantee, the creditor shall bring a lawsuit or apply for arbitration against the debtor within 6 months from the date of expiration of the independent debt performance period. If the guarantee period stipulated in the guarantee contract is earlier than or equal to the performance period of the main debt, it shall be deemed as no agreement. If the guarantee contract stipulates that the guarantor shall bear the guarantee responsibility until the principal and interest of the main debt are paid off, it shall be regarded as outstanding, and the guarantee period shall be two years from the date of expiration of the main debt performance period. If there is no agreement or unclear agreement on the time limit for performance of the principal debt, the guarantee period shall be counted from the day after the expiration of the grace period for the creditor to require the debtor to perform the debt.