Brown and green husk behave differently when subjected to different mechanical tests. The husk offered maximum resistance in longitudinal direction to tensile breaking load and in the transverse direction to compressive load. The brown exocarp offered higher resistance to all mechanical loads than that of the green exocarp indicating latter requires gentle and smooth treatment during fiber extraction. Prior punching and crushing of exocarp in longitudinal direction can make the husk disintegration easy and energy efficient. The research data may be useful for standardizing a protocol for mechanical characterization of exocarps and for prediction of coconut fiber properties before processing of exocarp.