tillkonsument

Tillkonsument is a Swedish term used to designate the end consumer—the private person who purchases goods or services for personal or household use. The term is used mainly in law, marketing, and consumer policy to distinguish private consumers from business customers or professional buyers. In many legal contexts, tillkonsument is treated as the protected party in a sale or service contract.

Rights and obligations for tillkonsument are shaped by Swedish consumer protection law. Core provisions appear in the Konsumentköplagen (the Consumer Purchase Act) and the Distansavtalslagen (the Distance Contracts Act), which require clear information, fair contract terms, delivery of goods, and remedies for defects. The right of withdrawal, return rights, and warranty obligations are typical elements in such regimes. National authorities such as the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) supervise compliance with marketing, labeling, and consumer rights.

Scope and limitations: The term emphasizes the consumer's protected status in a transaction. Transactions with businesses, public authorities, or other non-private end users generally fall outside the tillkonsument category and are governed by commercial contract law rather than consumer protection rules. In policy discussions, tillkonsument is sometimes used interchangeably with konsument, but the emphasis remains on the private end user.

See also: Konsumentverket; Konsumentköplagen; Distansavtalslagen; Reklamationsrätt; Consumer rights in Sweden.