How to use classes declared in another plugin?

You have to check if the class exists, but before that you have to wait that all plugin are loaded: no one can assure that your plugin is loaded after WooCommerce.

For run a code from plugin when all plugin are loaded hook into plugins_loaded hook.

Be aware that you cannot use this hook in a theme, because when theme load that hook was already fired.

add_action('plugins_loaded', 'my_coupon_init');

function my_coupon_init() {
  if ( class_exists('WC_Coupon') ) {
    $coupon = new WC_Coupon($some_code);
    // some code here
  } else {
    add_action('admin_notices', 'wc_not_loaded');
  }
}

function wc_not_loaded() {
    printf(
      '<div class="error"><p>%s</p></div>',
      __('Sorry cannot create coupon because WooCommerce is not loaded')
    );
}

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