The “big guys” in the steel industry proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade impose a temporary safeguard tax of 45% on steel billets and 33% on long steel products. The “big guys” in the steel industry proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade impose a temporary safeguard tax of 45% on steel billets and 33% on long steel products. The “big guys” in the steel industry proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade impose a temporary safeguard tax of 45% on steel billets and 33% on long steel products.