Importing a Mac Pro from The US to Europe

[Lycanthrope]

OK, the prices are so much cheaper over the pond that I'm thinking of buying my Mac Pro in the US for use in Europe. I see two issues here - the power supply and of course import duty...

Anyone there got any ideas on the above - how could I get the machine shipped to Belgium (or UK) without getting a 10 or 20% tax slapped on it?

And the power supply - I bought my iPod HiFi in NYC when I was there last year and of course it has a world-wide universal power supply, how does this work with the Mac Pros - do they have a 120/240 volt option?

 

[netdog]

The power supply isn't your problem.

Getting a new Mac Pro past the customs agent may be a different story.

 

[Lycanthrope]

The power supply isn't your problem.

Getting a new Mac Pro past the customs agent may be a different story.

Indeed but I'm sure there are ways and means - a lot of eBay stuff gets through without duty...

 

[artalliance]

Indeed but I'm sure there are ways and means - a lot of eBay stuff gets through without duty...

But that's a gamble. The last two ipods I shipped to friends in Europe as "gifts" got pulled in customs and the new owners had to pay import taxes.

 

[Lycanthrope]

But that's a gamble. The last two ipods I shipped to friends in Europe as "gifts" got pulled in customs and the new owners had to pay import taxes.

Sure and whereas tax on a $300 iPod is a pain the same on a $3k MP is a more serious proposition. Maybe it can't be done failsafe, I don't know.