For those interested (and confident in) Helix, I got a mail announcing sales on the Alfine 11 Helix + no shipment costs and duties for many countries (Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, Mexico and the United States, seems UK is not in the list?) : Helix Sale (I wonder if this no duties claim means really no VAT and import taxes in the EU?).
Answer from Helix: no duties means no import taxes in the listed countries due to trade agreements between Canada and those countries but it doesn't mean no taxes, in the EU for instance, VAT must be paid and if there is any VAT to pay, the custom clearance agency is allowed to charges clearance costs on top of the VAT (they say that they reduce the bike value on the invoice but customs in many countries know that trick and look for the real price for instance like for Helix on the manufacturer's website)!