For those who wonder how different the packaging for the Mi Box with Android TV 6.0 is between the one released in the USA and from China. They both have the same model number mdz-16-ab. Functionality is the same, If the US version gets updated, so does the international version. And no, your regular mi box China interface cannot be converted to run Android TV. The international version also has playstore by default. If unsure, always check if the seller states that it runs ANDROID TV. There's a difference between android TV the operating system and Android box which most lesser known  companies are offering.

For the photos below, the orange box is the unit sold in the US while the unit I received from China via AliExpress is in the plain brown box. Cheers

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Yep, read the user reviews and decide which is best

buying from aliexpress usually will bypass immigration. It is very unlikely that you will get taxed even for items that have tax. Unless you buy in large quantity. For small items, the courier they us have methods to bypass tax.

And like stated before, you get the one with brown box version. It already have google play installed.