Montrealer Ordered to Pay $35,000 Fine for Not Declaring Luxury Watch at Border

Montrealer Ordered to Pay $35,000 Fine for Not Declaring Luxury Watch at Border
Passengers wait to check-in at Trudeau Airport on July 19, 2017 in Montreal. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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In a Federal Court ruling that opens with the judge musing that “time is money,” a Montreal business owner has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs.

Justice Sébastien Grammond ruled Tuesday that David Segall Blouin must pay a $35,000 fine and $11,400 in Quebec sales tax on a watch he bought two years ago for about $115,000.