Under normal circumstances, the deposit is refundable. The deposit is a guarantee, and the guarantee agreement is attached to the main contract. If the obligations in the main contract are fulfilled, the guarantee liability during the guarantee period can be exempted and the deposit can be returned.

legal ground

Article 587 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)

If the debtor performs the debt, the deposit shall be used as the price or recovered. If the party paying the deposit fails to perform the debt or the performance of the debt is not in conformity with the agreement, thus the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved, it has no right to request the return of the deposit; If the party receiving the deposit fails to perform the debt or the performance of the debt does not conform to the agreement, so that the purpose of the contract cannot be achieved, the deposit shall be returned twice.