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When importing any item, make sure you have completed a proper commercial invoice. You will have to pay an import charge, but you should also be able to claim back any VAT you paid in the country you bought it in (well in the UK thats how it works)
 
I had a 2010 imac (before redesign) and I actually moved back to China in 2011. So rather than selling it and taking a hit, I decided that I needed a computer anyways so I just brought it with me. I brought it in a checked luggage. Check out the picture.

I had a big suitcase and managed to take up one side with just the imac. I bought some industrial foam and stuffed the sides. I had to use a T10 torque screw driver to take apart the stand (look online, ifixit for instructions) and just stuffed the machine into luggage.

Came back, assembled the stand. Its still my main machine at home. I had a problem with the screen, and Apple China replaced it no problems.

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Bear in mind that the current iMac's stand can't be removed without disassembling the entire thing, so that would definitely change the dynamic when buying a 2012 iMac.
 
Bear in mind that the current iMac's stand can't be removed without disassembling the entire thing, so that would definitely change the dynamic when buying a 2012 iMac.

That does change a lot. I remember reading something about that, but couldn't be positive. That increases the whole thought process of buying an imac. I had to change my harddrive because the original died. It was a nightmare. :D
 
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