ANNEXURE-7
FORM B-2
GENERAL BOND (SURETY/SECURITY)
General Bond with surety/security for provisional assessment of goods to excise 
duty
(Rule 7)
For surety
bond 
 I/We .....................................................................of.. 
......................................................................................................................hereinafter called "the obligor(s)"
and …………….................................................. of............................................................................................……................hereinafter called "the surety(ies)"/
am/are held and firmly bound to the President of India (hereinafter called the 
"President") in the sum of...........................rupees to be paid to the 
President for which payment will and truly to be made/ I/We jointly and 
severally bind myself/ourselves and my/our respective heirs, executors/ 
administrators, legal representatives/successors and assigns by these presents :
For
security
bond
 I/We.................of....................hereinafter called 
"obligor(s)"I/am/are held and firmly bound to the President of India 
(hereinafter called "the President" in the sum of......................rupees to 
be paid to the President of India for which payment will and truly to be made, 
I/We jointly and severally bind myself/ourselves and my/our respective heirs/ 
executors/ administrators/ legal representatives/successors and assigns by these 
presents; Dated this...................day of....................
WHEREAS final assessment of excise duty of .................................. 
(hereinafter called the "goods") manufactured/cured/warehoused by the above 
bounded obligor from time to time could not be made for want of full information 
as regards value/description/quality or of proof thereof or for the 
non-completion of the chemical or other tests in respect thereof or otherwise 
and whereas the obligor desires that the he should make provisional assessment 
as per provisions contained in Rule 7 of the Central Excise (No.2) Rules, 2001;
For
Security
Bond 
AND WHEREAS the Commissioner has required the obligor to deposit as 
security for the amount of this bond/ the sum of 
............................................ rupees in cash (the securities as 
hereinafter mentioned of a total value of 
............................................. rupees endorsed in favour of the 
President and accepted on his behalf by the Commissioner Deputy Commissioner, 
Assistant Commissioner, Superintendent of Central Excise/ namely 
.............................) and whereas the obligor has furnished such 
guarantee by depositing with the Commissioner the cash/securities as 
aforementioned; The condition of this bond is that if the obligor and his 
representative observe all the provisions of the Central Excise Rules, 2001 and 
all such amendments thereto as may be issued from time to time to be observed in 
respect of provisional assessment of goods to excise duty under Rule 7;
And whereas the obligor(s) has /have furnished such guarantee by depositing with 
the Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise or the Deputy Commissioner of 
Central Excise the cash/securities/bank guarantee as aforementioned.]
The condition of this bond is that if the obligor(s) shall observe all the 
provisions of the Central Excise(No.2) Rules, 2001 or the provisions of other 
rules made under the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) and all such 
amendments thereto, as may be issued from time to time so far as they relate to 
the provisional assessment of duty
For surety
bond
 only And if all dues whether excise duty or other lawful charges, which 
shall be demandable on the goods removed after provisional assessment to duty as 
shown by the Central Excise records, be duly paid into the treasury to the 
account of the Commissioner along with interest, if any, within ten days of the 
date of demand thereof being made in writing by the said Officer of Central 
Excise, this obligation shall be void.
For
security
bond 
only OTHERWISE and on breach or failure in the performance of any part of 
this condition, the same shall be in full force and virtue:
Provided always that the liability of the surety hereunder shall not be impaired 
or discharged by reason of any time being granted or any forbearance, act or 
omission of the Government (whether with or without the knowledge or the consent 
of the surety) in respect of or in relation to the obligation and condition to 
be performed or discharged by the obligor(s) nor shall it be necessary to sue 
the obligor(s) before suing the surety for amounts hereunder;
AND the President shall, at his option, be competent to make good all the loss 
and damages from the amount of the security deposit or by endorsing his rights 
under the above-written bond or the both;
I/We further declare that this bond is given under the orders of the Central 
Government for the performance of enact in which the public are interested. In 
these presents the words imposing singular only shall also include the plural 
and vice versa where the context so requires;
IN THE WITNESS THEREOF these presents have been signed the day hereinbefore 
written by the obligor(s) and the surety (ies).
Signature(s) of obligor(s).
Date :
Place :
Witnesses
	-  Name and Address Occupation 
 
-  Name and Address Occupation 
Date :
Place :
Signature(s) of surety (ies).
Date :
Witnesses
	-  Name and Address Occupation 
 
-  Name and Address Occupation 
Accepted by me this...........................................................................day of.................................. 
.........................(month)..............................................……..(year)
……………………………….............................................................................................................................................................of Central Excise, (Designation)
for and on behalf of the President of India.