An Ontario business owner has been ordered to pay a $36.9 million penalty after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) determined that more than 2,300 used vehicles were exported to West Africa without the required declarations.
The CBSA’s Criminal Investigations Section in Halifax began investigating in 2021, leading to search warrants that uncovered extensive business and financial records, vehicle titles, bills of sale, computers, phones, and other evidence. Following the review of over 750,000 records, the CBSA issued a Notice of Ascertained Forfeiture in August 2025 under section 95 of the Customs Act, requiring payment equal to the full value of the undeclared vehicles. The CBSA thanked FINTRAC, U.S. CBP, Homeland Security Investigations, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, the Forensic Accounting Management Group, and the London Police Service or their assistance.
Please visit this link for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-serves-369m-penalty-to-ontario-business-owner-for-failing-to-declare-exported-vehicles.html