Transfer iTunes to new mac, without losing ID3 tags (bpm, etc.)

Hi
Got a bit of a tricky one.
I recently got myself a new MacBook as my old one's on its way out. I need to transfer my iTunes library from one to the other, but I'd really like to keep the information intact (particular bpm tags as I'm a DJ and its taken forever to curate them). Unfortunately, my music isn't all saved in the iTunes Media folder as I preferred it in particular folders, so I can't simply copy the whole thing across. I also have less than 10Gb of space left on my old MacBook so consolidating the library won't work (unless there's a way of moving the files instead that I'm not aware of).
I have all my music on an external hard drive anyway, but I was wondering if there was a way of importing the data itself into a populated library, in order to preserve things like bpm, playlists and other information. Really don't want to have to start again!
Cheers!

BPM, I believe, is stored in the mp3 itself (never really checked but a quick web search should reveal where it is stored).
Playlists are only stored in the iTunes Library files.  the .xml version isn't really used by iTunes but is provided in a format for other applications to use.  Ratings, date added,  and play count are only stored in the .itl copy of the library file, though play count can be saved in individual playlist files, and ratings can be transferred in a somewhat complicated process.
Did you try my earlier suggestion of copying the whole iTunes folder to the new computer and starting iTunes that way.  The information you desire transferred will only get transferred that way.  If you start adding files alone you will likely get 80%of it transferred but your playlists and some metadata will be lost.

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