In June 2003, the Tanzanian government introduced legislation banning the export of unprocessed tanzanite to India (like many gemstones, most tanzanite is cut in Jaipur).
En xuño de 2003, o goberno tanzano introduciu a prohibición de exportar tanzanita en bruto a India (como moitas outras pedras preciosas, a maior parte das tanzanitas tallábanse en Jaipur).