large let s take a look at why the levies are not going down well with american trade experts nor the country s allies when american steel makers enjoy about one hundred forty thousand people but steel consuming manufacture is so companies using that steel and much bigger they employ six point five million people instead now the new tariffs mean much bigger produces will suffer for the benefit of relatively small steel industry so the protective tariffs may be a shot at china s overcapacity but it s america s biggest allies that could end up taking most of the flack just take a look at this canada is the biggest exporter of steel city united states followed all not least by the european union brazil when it comes to china it s their number eleven and the impact on allies will certainly be big because europe s steel association you re very fast says that could slash american imports of european